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Just getting started and wonder if the Xfe file manager will work on Mint 20.2 Cinnamon? Thanks
[SOLVED] Using Xfe as file manager
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[SOLVED] Using Xfe as file manager
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Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
I wonder - are you referring to Xfe - which I had never heard of, but which Wikipedia says is a file manager "for the X Window System for Unix and Unix-like operating systems"? If so I don't know whether it would work with Mint, but others might comment.
Or did you mean to refer to XFCE..... which is a "Desktop Environment" (ie a whole package of software which determines how your screen looks and your system operates)? XFCE is a lighter-weight alternative to the Cinnamon DE - it has fewer visual effects and runs better on less powerful or older computers.
Most Linux distros offer a choice of DEs. Different DE's use different file managers. Cinnamon uses Nemo. XFCE uses Thunar. Another DE, MATE, uses the Caja file manager.... and so on. Each file manager does basically the same job, but each looks and behaves slightly differently (others with more expertise can explain this in more detail).
Logically each DE comes as a package in which the various elements are all compatible and work together. It may be possible to substitute one file manager for another - but my guess is that such an attempt would cause more problems than it solves.
If you don't like the way the Cinnamon file manager (Nemo) works you might care to explain why. If there is an issue, the solution might be to install Mint's XFCE version instead of Mint Cinnamon. But that will change more than just the file manager....
Or did you mean to refer to XFCE..... which is a "Desktop Environment" (ie a whole package of software which determines how your screen looks and your system operates)? XFCE is a lighter-weight alternative to the Cinnamon DE - it has fewer visual effects and runs better on less powerful or older computers.
Most Linux distros offer a choice of DEs. Different DE's use different file managers. Cinnamon uses Nemo. XFCE uses Thunar. Another DE, MATE, uses the Caja file manager.... and so on. Each file manager does basically the same job, but each looks and behaves slightly differently (others with more expertise can explain this in more detail).
Logically each DE comes as a package in which the various elements are all compatible and work together. It may be possible to substitute one file manager for another - but my guess is that such an attempt would cause more problems than it solves.
If you don't like the way the Cinnamon file manager (Nemo) works you might care to explain why. If there is an issue, the solution might be to install Mint's XFCE version instead of Mint Cinnamon. But that will change more than just the file manager....
Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
Hello, Allewyn2.
You might launch Synaptic package manager and check whether xfe is available from the default software repositories.
You can also use the following terminal command in order to check whether it is available or not:
Provided it is, install it and try it. Installation should by possible via Software Manager, Synaptic Package Manager or the apt-get commandline.
Regards,
Karl
Here on LM 19.3 Cinnamon, I use the file-manager xfe 1.42. As I do not have LM 20.2, I cannot tell whether xfe is still available through the Ubuntu 20.04 repos.
You might launch Synaptic package manager and check whether xfe is available from the default software repositories.
You can also use the following terminal command in order to check whether it is available or not:
apt-cache policy 'xfe*'Provided it is, install it and try it. Installation should by possible via Software Manager, Synaptic Package Manager or the apt-get commandline.
Regards,
Karl
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Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
@br1anstorm:
"I wonder - are you referring to Xfe - which I had never heard of, but which Wikipedia says is a file manager "for the X Window System for Unix and Unix-like operating systems"? If so I don't know whether it would work with Mint, but others might comment.
Or did you mean to refer to XFCE....."
I am indeed referring to the file manager.
"I wonder - are you referring to Xfe - which I had never heard of, but which Wikipedia says is a file manager "for the X Window System for Unix and Unix-like operating systems"? If so I don't know whether it would work with Mint, but others might comment.
Or did you mean to refer to XFCE....."
I am indeed referring to the file manager.
sudo apt-get purge win10 && sudo apt-get install Happiness
Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
@karlchen::
I think maybe it's not installed but available? Still learning...
sudo apt-get purge win10 && sudo apt-get install Happiness
Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
Hello, Allewyn2.
You understand your own screenshot correctly.
File-manager xfe has not been installed on your system (yet). The "Cadidate:" lines tell you that it is available and which version: 1.43.2
So you can go ahead and install it.
If you use Synaptic Package Manager, then you only have to select the software package named xfe for installation. Synaptic should offer to install all 3 packages, which you see in your screenshot, because they are dependencies of xfe.
xfe should also be available in Software Manager. Selecting it for installation in Software Manager should have the same result (of course) as using Synaptic to install it.
Tried to locate xfe in Software Manager here by launching Software Manager and entering xfe in the little search box in the upper right hand corner. Took little time and the 3 mentioned packages were displayed. (The 4th one is unrelated to the file-manager xfe.)
Either of the 2 ways, Synaptic or Software Manager, should work and install the same 3 packages (plus a small number of further dependent packages): xfe, xfe-i18n, xfe-themes.
Regards,
Karl
You understand your own screenshot correctly.
File-manager xfe has not been installed on your system (yet). The "Cadidate:" lines tell you that it is available and which version: 1.43.2
So you can go ahead and install it.
If you use Synaptic Package Manager, then you only have to select the software package named xfe for installation. Synaptic should offer to install all 3 packages, which you see in your screenshot, because they are dependencies of xfe.
xfe should also be available in Software Manager. Selecting it for installation in Software Manager should have the same result (of course) as using Synaptic to install it.
Tried to locate xfe in Software Manager here by launching Software Manager and entering xfe in the little search box in the upper right hand corner. Took little time and the 3 mentioned packages were displayed. (The 4th one is unrelated to the file-manager xfe.)
Either of the 2 ways, Synaptic or Software Manager, should work and install the same 3 packages (plus a small number of further dependent packages): xfe, xfe-i18n, xfe-themes.
Regards,
Karl
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ricardogroetaers
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Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
Note: Prefer the "Xfe" available in the Linux Mint repository, even if it is not the latest version. The version available on the developer's website has problems. I don't know if they are fixed yet.
Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
xfe 1.42 is the repo version for Mint 19.x (based on Ubuntu 18.04) from the official Ubuntu repos.
xfe 1.43 is the repo version for Mint 20.x (based on Ubuntu 20.04) from the official Ubuntu repos.
Hence, so far no-one had recommended downloading from the author's site. I once tried and reverted, because it did not have the matching (German) language file.
xfe 1.43 is the repo version for Mint 20.x (based on Ubuntu 20.04) from the official Ubuntu repos.
Hence, so far no-one had recommended downloading from the author's site. I once tried and reverted, because it did not have the matching (German) language file.
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Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
Thank you very much! 
(hours later) I followed your advice and it's running great. And I think I love it!
Except I can't match it's colors to ny theme I have. Oh well, function right? LOL
(hours later) I followed your advice and it's running great. And I think I love it!
Except I can't match it's colors to ny theme I have. Oh well, function right? LOL
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Re: [SOLVED] Using Xfe as file manager
@richardogroetaers:
Thanks that's the direction I choseNote: Prefer the "Xfe" available in the Linux Mint repository,
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ricardogroetaers
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Re: [] Using Xfe as file manager
Download all the Xfe packages and play with the themes.
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