1) gvfs-backends should be already installed in a fresh installation but it isn't. This is a Oneiric bug
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/on...ta/+bug/878682
So if you use Xubuntu 11.10 Oneiric, please install gvfs-backends or Thunar/Gigolo cannot have access to FTP SSH WEDDAV SAMBA etc. etc. network filesystems
2) As described here
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7373 there is a problem in Thunar about "network://" search/browse. "network://" is enabled after you installed gvfs-backends.
When you open Thunar
the first time, it run automatically a "network://" search (it's a samba scan) and you must wait it end before see Thunar in your desktop.
I'm waiting the new Thunar release (the bug above is fixed) but in meantime I've found a simple solution: as 'root' edit the text file
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/smb-browse.mount
Original code: remove type smb-network
Code:
[Mount]
Type=smb-network;smb-server
Exec=/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-smb-browse
DBusName=org.gtk.vfs.mountpoint.smb_browse
AutoMount=false
Scheme=smb
After editing:
Code:
[Mount]
Type=smb-server
Exec=/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-smb-browse
DBusName=org.gtk.vfs.mountpoint.smb_browse
AutoMount=false
Scheme=smb
YOU MISS NETWORK:// SCAN but now Thunar open fast the first time also.
For me is ok: I've no Samba share in my local network (only FTP)
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