2.9. Nautilus files browser

Nautilus is installed by default.

2.9.1. Configuration

  • Toggle View = List

    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences default-folder-viewer 'list-view'

Customize the settings using the preferences dialog or the command line:

  • Views ‣ List View ‣ Allow folders to be expanded = True

    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.list-view use-tree-view true

  • Behavior ‣ Link Creation ‣ Show action to create symbolic links = True

    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-create-link true

  • Search & Preview ‣ Search = All locations

    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences recursive-search 'always'

  • Search & Preview ‣ Thumbnails = All files

    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-image-thumbnails 'always'

2.9.2. Extensions

Install some extensions:

1sudo apt install -y nautilus-image-converter
2
3# nautilus-compare was removed in Ubuntu 20.04
4sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:boamaod/nautilus-compare
5sudo apt install -y nautilus-compare

To open a new tab in an already running instance, instead of a new instance:

/usr/share/nautilus-compare/nautilus-compare.py
1@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
2            self.for_later = paths[0]
3            return
4
5+       args = "-n "
6-       args = ""
7        for path in paths:
8            args += "\"%s\" " % path