How to set up Dolphin as default file manager?
To view the current default for opening directories:
xdg-mime query default inode/directory
To set Dolphin as default:
xdg-mime default org.kde.dolphin.desktop inode/directory
To set Thunar as default:
xdg-mime default thunar.desktop inode/directory
Run either on the terminal as regular user. If you want to set the default to another file manager, install the file manager, and find the correct .desktop
file by searching in /usr/applications/
on the command-line.
Related files:
/usr/share/applications/defaults.list
system-wide defaults$HOME/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
$HOME/.config/mimeapps.list
wherexdg-mime
saves configuration
Sources:
- http://www.fandigital.com/2013/01/set-nemo-default-file-manager-ubuntu.html
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Default_Applications
- http://packages.debian.org/sid/ia64/dolphin/filelist
Steps:
Open a terminal, e.g. using Ctrl+Alt+T
Install
exo-utils
by running the following command in the terminal:sudo apt-get install exo-utils
Run the following command in the terminal:
exo-preferred-applications
In the window that opens, click on Utilities
On the File Manager section, click the drop-down menu arrow + Other...
Find
/usr/share/applications
directoryAdjust to show all files and select
dolphin.desktop
(wherever you find it)Click close
This link should help you to change the file manager. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DefaultFileManager