Questions tagged [dolphin]
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Dolphin or Nemo file explorer does not sync with integrated terminal
I am on Linux Mint, when I open Nemo (the default File Explorer) and open the integrated terminal, when I do cd in the terminal, the directory in the explorer is not changed (but the inverse works).
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Why can't I remove some programs in KDE?
I've been trying for several days to optimize my KDE with Debian 12 bookworm, adjusting various settings and removing some programs that I don't actually need.
I tried to uninstall the Konqueror ...
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KDE - Dolphin configure the Terminal that opens up
In KDE Dolphin there is a mechanism to open a terminal/Konsole window by using the shortcut key ALT+SHIFT+F4. Is there a mechanism where the terminal that is opened only from Dolphin opens with a ...
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Want access to root directory from remote computer via Dolphin or Gnome Files app
I am setting up a new computer in my home. Both my old computer and my new one run various flavors of Ubuntu Linux, the new one Kubuntu 24.04.1, the old one Ubuntu 24.04.1.
There are certain files on ...
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File names unreadable in Dolphin file manager
I used Synaptic to install the Dolphin file manager under my Parrot OS (home edition) and Dolphin displays every second line in the filename list with a black background, i.e. it is impossible to read ...
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Qt6ct not acting as expected on gtk app in i3wm
In my I3WM I love using KDE apps (especially dolphin), therefore I need to use qt6ct (as qt5ct isn't working at all). I also need the dark mode, and here comes the issue.
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I have qt6ct, ...
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I tried mounting a hard disk partition, and now it prompts me every time
So, once again, I performed an innocent-looking action in Linux, and not I can't put it back the way it was before.
The other day, I was trying to find something in the file system. (Usually, I use ...
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Play DVD through VLC in Dolphin / Mimetype of DVD?
I like to watch DVDs on my computer, I am using KDE Plasma 6.1.3. There is no option to play the DVD through VLC Media Player or something of the sorts. I didnt find a way to add this option through ...
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How to trigger KDE trash cleanup?
I have enabled auto-delete files older than 30 days in Dolphin trash settings.
See https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/kio/kcontrol5/trash/.
However, the check seems never to happen. 1+ year old files ...
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External drive doesn't mount
I was transferring a file from my external hard drive to a USB device on my laptop, which runs Arch Linux with the KDE desktop environment. After the transfer reached 30%, I paused it and put my ...
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How to configure appearance/theme of KDE Dolphin app
I am using a Raspberry Pi astronomy package that runs under Arch-Linux and KDE. Amateur astronomers often prefer keeping their computer screens very dark to avoid light pollution. But my use of this ...
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Dolphin on Mint: "/mnt/some_id does not exist" ... but it does
Linux Mint 21.2, Cinnamon 5.8.4
I saw the entry with Dolphin on Kubuntu, but it wasn't useful in my case.
My PC has three drives: OS, Work, and Backup.
I much prefer Dolphin to Nemo or Nautilus. When ...
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Accidentally moved a directory using Dolphins GUI. After cancelling, the dir is empty
In Dolphins places menu on a Debian system I dragged a directory (Desktop) to another (Home) by accident. I then canceled the the action. I then killed the window.
The Desktop had a shortcut to ...
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Dolphin file manager hangs when opening a directory from the terminal
Whenever I attempt to open a directory with dolphin (both with dolphin /home/user and dolphin --select /home/user) from a terminal it hangs, which seems very odd since opening dolphin without ...
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Can I make Dolphin more robust to file system issues?
Using Ubuntu 22.04 with Plasma (5.24.7 on X11). I have an NSF mount served by another computer (Ubuntu 20.04) and mounted by this computer that, on a good day, works fine. Sometimes, however, it ...
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kde dolphin terminal is not loading ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile
Since upgrading my debian. Bash in dolphin's terminal is not loading the config files. However, bash in Konsole is loading these.
What can I do to get Dolphin's terminal to load these?
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How to transfer photos without losing exif data about date
I need to transfer photos without losing exif data about the creation date and the modify date. Why? Explanation:
Using Windows, when I transfer photos from my camera, it preserves the creation date ...
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Double-click JavaScript files in KDE Dolphin and open in editor instead of trying to execute
I've been searching for an embarassingly long time without finding a solution for this. Having to right-click files all day would be an exceedingly miserable experience. Is there any way to fix this?
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KDE daemon asks for disk password on every login
I installed Manjaro KDE edition a couple days ago. I opened Dolphin and in the Devices section I accessed a Windows drive from which I copied some files. The drive is protected by Bitlocker. Now ...
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Recent files and locations listed in Dolphin and other applications are very old, date is false
I have noticed that files and locations shown in Dolphin (and thus in KDE file dialog too) under 'Recent files' and 'Recent locations' are not recent at all. All I see is files (in 'Recent Files') and ...
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What is the canonical way to run a .sh from file manager?
Hope, this belongs here and not e.g. on SU. I would like to make my life a bit easier and therefore want to be able to run a script.sh from file manager. This is possible in other distributions (or ...
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Large delay on switching directories in Dolphin
I am using Debian testing with KDE and for a few weeks now (I assume it coincides with updates of Dolphin or other KDE libraries) every time I switch directories in Dolpin (21.08.2) there is a delay. ...
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Howto prevent Dolphin from triggering /foo/nfs-share.automount
since i switched to auto-suspend there's an unwanted delay when reactivating due to the lost nfs-mounts (debian 11)
I created some auto(u)mount (systemd) which is working fine... as long as dolphin is ...
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kde dolphin customs menu how to run a python script and pass the dire and file as?
In running XFCE
In Dolphin I wish to have a right click context menu,
says myPythonScript,
that will run the python script with directory and path as python sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
In Thunar to run ...
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not finding icons in dolphin in pop os 20.04
I have installed dolphin of KDE in pop os. But I found that folder icons and back forward icons were not showing in that file manager. Looking for the solution, I found that installing qt5ct and then ...
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