[SOLVED] Gnome 3 : Nautilus not opening when handling desktop

king.flasher.dave · 2011-05-03 22:36:19

I know this has been asked before, but I couldn't add my post to this topic (tried about 10 times, always gives bad link).

@wonder: Maybe you'll know more: Is there a way to make nautilus launch again? Your solution does not work for me.

Even when I use the shell to search for nautilus the only thing it gives me is "File Manager" which is not doing anything. Also I can't use gnome-do for folder opening anymore. Which is kinda sad
Also I had to add nautilus to my startup programs, otherwise it won't take care of the desktop and won't startup automatically. A new nautilus file browser will only start if I double-click on a device icon on desktop. Using the shell shortcuts won't work either (also right-click option!)... maybe I messed with my .local/share/applications/ folder too much. Could someone post their File Manager.desktop or something similiar here please? Mine looks... old.

$ cat .local/share/applications/File\ Manager.desktop 

[Desktop Entry]
AutostartCondition=GNOME /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop
Categories=;
Exec=nautilus
Hidden=true
Icon=system-file-manager
Name=File Manager

[... lots of other names in here]

NoDisplay=true
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
Type=Application
X-GNOME-AutoRestart=true
X-GNOME-Autostart-Notify=true
X-GNOME-Autostart-Phase=Desktop
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=general
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=nautilus
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version=2.32.2.1
X-GNOME-Provides=filemanager

This is the parent folder:

$ la .local/share/applications/
.                                       gthumb-import.desktop
..                                      javaws.desktop
AcetoneISO.desktop                      Menu Editor.desktop
archassistant.desktop                   mimeapps.list
banshee-1-audiocd.desktop               mimeinfo.cache
banshee-1-media-player.desktop          mplayer.desktop
Brasero.desktop                         muse.desktop
bug-buddy.desktop                       Muse.desktop
deja-dup-preferences.desktop            nautilus-autorun-software.desktop
dguitar.desktop                         nautilus-browser.desktop
dropbox.desktop                         nautilus.desktop
eclipse.desktop                         nautilus-folder-handler.desktop
eog.desktop                             netbeans.desktop
evince.desktop                          nicotine.desktop
File Manager.desktop                    nm-openvpn.desktop
Font Viewer.desktop                     nm-pptp.desktop
f-spot-import.desktop                   nm-vpnc.desktop
f-spot-view.desktop                     nvidia-settings.desktop
gdm2setup.desktop                       Open Folder.desktop
gkbd-indicator-plugins-capplet.desktop  opera-browser.desktop
gmenu-simple-editor.desktop             opera-widget-installer.desktop
gnomecc.desktop                         pidgin.desktop
gnome-cups-manager.desktop              processing.desktop
gnome-font-viewer.desktop               q4wine.desktop
gnome-panel.desktop                     qtconfig.desktop
gnome-power-statistics.desktop          rhythmbox-device.desktop
gnome-screenshot.desktop                seahorse.desktop
gnome-system-log.desktop                seahorse-pgp-encrypted.desktop
gnome-terminal.desktop                  seahorse-pgp-keys.desktop
gnome-theme-installer.desktop           seahorse-pgp-signature.desktop
goldendict.desktop                      shares.desktop
GoldenDict.desktop                      shotwell-viewer.desktop
gparted.desktop                         Sqliteman.desktop
gpk-install-catalog.desktop             system-config-printer.desktop
gpk-repo.desktop                        texmakerx.desktop
gpk-update-viewer.desktop               time.desktop
gridwars.desktop                        users.desktop
gstreamer-properties.desktop            vinagre-file.desktop
gsynaptics.desktop                      VirtualBox.desktop

Had to clean it up a little... all nautilus related .desktop files look similiar to the File Manager one. Is that correct this way? Whenever I'm typing nautilus in the gnome-shell search thingy it will only let my choose to open the File Manager... and then nothing happens.
How can that be fixed?

Last edited by king.flasher.dave (2011-05-05 01:14:04)

wonder · 2011-05-03 22:41:18

i already explain why it doesn't open. when you click on the icon actually is working and is opening nautilus.

the main feature of gnome-shell is that only one instance of application is running. to open a new instance you middle click or right click new window.

because you set up nautilus to handle your desktop, nautilus is running and when clicking on the icon is raising that session, which in your case, moving to an empty workspace. now you understand why this feature is not enabled by default

king.flasher.dave · 2011-05-03 23:08:57

Okay, I understand that now. In my case it is not moving nautilus to an empty workspace, when I open it through double-click on a mount-icon on desktop. It's launching the nautilus filebrowser on the current workspace.
That is really weird behavior in a way :>
Guess I have to get rid of the way gnome-do worked for me and file handling
Got confused, as it is even harder to find out on which workspace you're actually on with a connected external screen (especially if the screen is not part of any workspace then, but the one you're currently on in your main window... so many applications and windows get dragged around without you seeing that)

Thanks for the clarification!

king.flasher.dave · 2011-05-05 00:51:06

Alrite... this is still unsolved. Thought it was though.

When using gnome-shell I can not start nautilus.
Not using nautilus to do my desktop anymore. It will only start through terminal. Should I get rid of my .local/share/applications/folder?

[edit]
Deleted contents of the applications folder. Problem solved! Didn't imagine the cleanup to become this big for upgrading to gnome 3
[/edit]

Last edited by king.flasher.dave (2011-05-05 01:13:47)

triplesquarednine · 2011-05-05 01:20:55

king.flasher.dave wrote:

Alrite... this is still unsolved. Thought it was though.
When using gnome-shell I can not start nautilus.
Not using nautilus to do my desktop anymore. It will only start through terminal. Should I get rid of my .local/share/applications/folder?
[edit]
Deleted contents of the applications folder. Problem solved! Didn't imagine the cleanup to become this big for upgrading to gnome 3
[/edit]

Hey, this worked for me too. I could start nautilus - but i would have to "killall nautilus" then restart it, before it would work properly.
Also, it's not a gnome-shell problem - just gnome3 in general (i don't use gnome-shell).

jordan

Technotux · 2011-05-07 09:35:58

king.flasher.dave wrote:

[edit]
Deleted contents of the applications folder. Problem solved! Didn't imagine the cleanup to become this big for upgrading to gnome 3
[/edit]

Thank you, I had a problem using the new gnome shell extension 'places-menu' , removing the entries in the applications folder solved the problem, basically before this fix the extension seemed to do nothing, now it works, thank you .

Last edited by Technotux (2011-05-07 09:36:31)

Aventinus · 2011-05-07 16:04:40

I just found out a way to solve this. It's posted here -> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 97#p930497

Stunts · 2011-05-20 15:41:55

It's a double post, from https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 97#p930497 , but it's also the same question asked twice...
Just use "alacarte" to change "Applications -> Files" from "nautilus %U" to "nautilus /home/yourusername".
This should give you your expected behaviour from nautilus.

Arch Linux

#1 2011-05-03 22:36:19

[SOLVED] Gnome 3 : Nautilus not opening when handling desktop

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