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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    Quote Originally Posted by gsiliceo View Post
    I recommend upgrading to the latest version, first uninstall the one you currently have.
    Code:
    sudo apt-get remove pcmanfm
    And get the latest tarball from here:

    http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/PCMan_File_Manager

    This app has being getting better and better with every upgrade and since the one in the repositories is old you are missing a lot.
    And once you have the new tarball:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get build-deb pcmanfm
    Extract the tarball and open the terminal in the extracted folder
    Code:
    ./configure
    make
    sudo make install
    And there you go.
    I would really like to give this a try, but when I run
    Code:
    sudo apt-get build-deb pcmanfm
    I get:
    Code:
    E: Invalid operation build-deb
    Furthermore, ./configure yields:
    Code:
    checking for SN... configure: error: Package requirements (libstartup-notification-1.0) were not met:
    
    No package 'libstartup-notification-1.0' found
    Looking in Synaptic, I see that I have libstartup-notification0, but 1.0 doesn't exist.

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    Are you using gutsy gibbon?
    And i think what you really need is the -dev package of that library.

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    Quote Originally Posted by mkendall View Post
    I would really like to give this a try, but when I run
    Code:
    sudo apt-get build-deb pcmanfm
    I get:
    Code:
    E: Invalid operation build-deb
    It should be build-dep.

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    Didnt noticed that mistake, fixing it.

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    Quote Originally Posted by eriqjaffe View Post
    It should be build-dep.
    That fixed it.

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    I think I found a bug. I'm not sure, but I'm going to give it a test run. Here's what I'm talking about.

    gsiliceo's attachment looks like this:

    [Default]
    num_clients=5
    0,id=default0
    0,Priority=10
    0,RestartCommand=gnome-wm --sm-client-id default0
    1,id=default1
    1,Priority=40
    1,RestartCommand=gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1
    ###### this symbol# tells the system not to read this lines######
    #####2,id=default2
    #####2,Priority=40
    #####2,RestartCommand=nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id default2
    ##### as you can see i've changed the file to comment## the nautilus part of the file numbers included and renumbered the other ones
    2,id=default3
    2,Priority=60
    2,RestartCommand=gnome-cups-icon --sm-client-id default3
    3,id=default4
    3,Priority=40
    3,RestartCommand=gnome-volume-manager --sm-client-id default4
    4,id=default5
    4,Priority=50
    4,RestartCommand=vino-session --sm-client-id default5
    Now I'm no pro, but I believe I see an error in there.

    Shouldn't
    2,id=default3
    actually be
    2,id=default2?
    And
    2,RestartCommand=gnome-cups-icon --sm-client-id default3
    should be
    2,RestartCommand=gnome-cups-icon --sm-client-id default2
    ???

    And so on throughout the piece? I'm getting a slightly wonky system and while I cannot guarantee it... it may be related to this bug.

    I've corrected my own sheet and I'll give it a try and post the results.

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    Well I made the changes and I don't see much in the way of difference.

    Here's what I've noticed that works all weird on me now that I've followed the tutorial:

    • When booting into my account the Nautilus desktop wallpaper appears.
    • There are no signs of any desktop icons (files, folders or shortcuts).
    • Clicking Places > My Computer results in a wallpaper switch (from the Nautilus wallpaper to the PCMan wallpaper) and the icons appear (albeit along the top rather than the side - but they're back).
    • The TrashCan/RecycleBin in my bottom panel returns this error: "File doesn't exist" with an OK button.
    • When changing appearances (System > Preferences > Appearance) and applying a theme with a desktop background, the background does not function (but I figured this would happen beforehand - not really an issue, but noteworthy for the brave of heart that wonder if this is true across the board).
    • PCMan doesn't appear to have a method of getting to the RecycleBin/TrashCan. But that's a PCMan problem.

    I think I'll restore Nautilus as my desktop manager and use PCMan as my file browser.

    I'll keep an eye on this thread and wait for updates.

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    You need to open pcmanfm and then go to edit / preferences / desktop / show icons, choose what you need

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    Quote Originally Posted by gsiliceo View Post
    You need to open pcmanfm and then go to edit / preferences / desktop / show icons, choose what you need
    Thanks. But ... "been there, done that".

    That setting was indeed set. The sequence then was:

    • Log in
    • Nautilus desktop wallpaper displayed and no desktop icons
    • From the upper panel click Place > Desktop and boom: all the icons appear and the PCMan wallpaper shows up

    Hence the show icons option was set, but it did not appear to work when I signed in.

    PCMan is a fast little file browser. But I don't believe it has everything a true Nautilus replacement requires, such as a way to manage things in the Trash. Deleting a file/folder in PCMan is permanent as opposed to sending things to a trash folder... unless I've missed something.

    Personally I think the tips and tricks offered in the many posts that follow a tutorial should be gleaned and added to the main post and shown as options and choices, along with an uninstall/undo method should a new user wish to "back out" and return his/her desktop to default settings. I do this with my own tutorial.

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    Re: HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss).

    Yeah its a work in progress, this post is for people who like to experiment with the latest, i think what you may be missing is nautilus trying to load the wallpaper, you can change that in gconf editor, but i'm probably wrong.

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