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This article discusses swapping file managers in Mint 20.
What Is aFile Manager?
are gone until you restart the process or kickstart your machine.
On Linux, there is much more freedom.
Mint 20 is a great Linux operating system, and a worthy alternative to using Microsoft Windows.
Mint 20 Cinnamon is released with thenemofile manager.
This file manager is based on the popularNautilusfile manager which is in turn the default in Ubuntu.
Mint 20 Mate on the other hand uses the Caja file manager.
And finally Mint 20 xcfe usesthunar.
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The xcfe release is a more lightweight release, which a snappy response and minimal non-cluttered user interface.
In principle, you’ve got the option to also uninstallthunarand just useNautilus, orNemoand so on.
If you run into issues, checking the contents of
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I personally like and prefer thenemofile manager.
It is an advanced and highly configurable (have a look through the menus) file manager.
Not to worry, this is easy to set.
nudge the dropdown icon (the upside down triangle on the right).
TheNautilusandCajafile managers installation process usually creates a pre-selectable option here.
Click two times OK and you are all set.
One can even use two file managers at once and use the best of both worlds.Enjoy!
