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Thunar is a GTK file manager originally made for [[Xfce]].

[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start Thunar] is a GTK file manager originally made for [[Xfce]].

== Installation ==

~~=== With~~ Xfce ~~===~~

Thunar will automatically be installed by [[Xfce#Enabling | enabling Xfce]].

If you ~~[https://nixos~~.~~wiki~~/~~wiki/Xfce#Enabling enabled Xfce], Thunar should already be installed.~~

If you want to install Thunar standalone, add to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:

~~You can add plugins with~~ <~~code~~>~~services.xserver.desktopManager~~.~~xfce~~.~~thunarPlugins</code> in your <code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix~~</~~code~~>~~, for example:~~

programs.thunar.enable = true;

</syntaxhighlight>

== Configuration ==

If xfce is not used as desktop and therefore <code>xfconf</code> is not enabled, preference changes are discarded.

In that case enable the <code>xfconf</code> program manually to be able to save preferences:

~~services~~.~~xserver~~.~~desktopManager.xfce.thunarPlugins~~ = ~~with pkgs; [ xfce.thunar-volman xfce.thunar-archive-plugin ]~~;

programs.xfconf.enable = true;

</syntaxhighlight>

=== ~~Standalone~~ ===

=== Plugins ===

~~If instead you want to install Thunar standalone,~~ add to your <code>~~/etc/nixos/~~configuration.nix</code>:

You can add plugins by including them in <code>programs.thunar.plugins</code> to your <code>configuration.nix</code>. For example:

~~environment~~.~~systemPackages~~ = with pkgs; [

programs.thunar.plugins = with pkgs.xfce; [

~~xfce.~~thunar

thunar-archive-plugin # Requires an Archive manager like file-roller, ark, etc

# ~~Optionals~~

thunar-volman

~~xfce.xfconf # Needed to save the preferences~~

~~xfce.exo # Used by default for `open terminal here`, but can be changed~~

];

~~services.gvfs.enable = true; # Mount, trash, and other functionalities~~

~~services.tumbler.enable = true; # Thumbnail support for images~~

</syntaxhighlight>

You can ~~add plugins~~ by ~~[https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#chap-overrides overriding] <code>thunarPlugins</code>. For example, replace~~ <code>~~xfce~~.~~thunar~~</code> ~~from above with~~:

=== Other functionalities ===

You can extend Thunar's functionalities by adding to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:

~~(xfce~~.~~thunar~~.~~override { thunarPlugins~~ = ~~with pkgs~~; ~~[ xfce~~.~~thunar-volman xfce~~.~~thunar-archive-plugin ]~~; })

services.gvfs.enable = true; # Mount, trash, and other functionalities

services.tumbler.enable = true; # Thumbnail support for images

</syntaxhighlight>

~~=== Thumbnails ===~~

{{Tip|You must logout and login again, after enabling gvfs, for the plugin to be active in Thunar}}

You can extend ~~tumbler~~'s ~~functionality~~ to other file formats by adding more packages to <code>environment.systemPackages</code>. See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/File_manager_functionality#Thumbnail_previews here] for a list (the names may not match 1:1).

You can extend Tumbler's support to other file formats by adding more packages to <code>environment.systemPackages</code>. See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/File_manager_functionality#Thumbnail_previews here] for a list (the names may not match 1:1).

== See also ==

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[[Category:Applications]]

[[Category:File Manager]]

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-Thunar is a GTK file manager originally made for [[Xfce]].
+[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start Thunar] is a GTK file manager originally made for [[Xfce]].
 == Installation ==
-=== With Xfce ===
+Thunar will automatically be installed by [[Xfce#Enabling | enabling Xfce]].
-If you [https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Xfce#Enabling enabled Xfce], Thunar should already be installed.
+If you want to install Thunar standalone, add to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:
-You can add plugins with <code>services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce.thunarPlugins</code> in your <code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</code>, for example:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+programs.thunar.enable = true;
+</syntaxhighlight>
+== Configuration ==
+If xfce is not used as desktop and therefore <code>xfconf</code> is not enabled, preference changes are discarded.
+In that case enable the <code>xfconf</code> program manually to be able to save preferences:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
-services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce.thunarPlugins = with pkgs; [ xfce.thunar-volman xfce.thunar-archive-plugin ];
+programs.xfconf.enable = true;
 </syntaxhighlight>
-=== Standalone ===
+=== Plugins ===
-If instead you want to install Thunar standalone, add to your <code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</code>:
+You can add plugins by including them in <code>programs.thunar.plugins</code> to your <code>configuration.nix</code>. For example:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
-environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+programs.thunar.plugins = with pkgs.xfce; [
-   xfce.thunar
+   thunar-archive-plugin # Requires an Archive manager like file-roller, ark, etc
-  # Optionals
+   thunar-volman
-   xfce.xfconf # Needed to save the preferences
-  xfce.exo # Used by default for `open terminal here`, but can be changed
 ];
-services.gvfs.enable = true; # Mount, trash, and other functionalities
-services.tumbler.enable = true; # Thumbnail support for images
 </syntaxhighlight>
-You can add plugins by [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#chap-overrides overriding] <code>thunarPlugins</code>. For example, replace <code>xfce.thunar</code> from above with:
+=== Other functionalities ===
+You can extend Thunar's functionalities by adding to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
-(xfce.thunar.override { thunarPlugins = with pkgs; [ xfce.thunar-volman xfce.thunar-archive-plugin ]; })
+services.gvfs.enable = true; # Mount, trash, and other functionalities
+services.tumbler.enable = true; # Thumbnail support for images
 </syntaxhighlight>
-=== Thumbnails ===
+{{Tip|You must logout and login again, after enabling gvfs, for the plugin to be active in Thunar}}
-You can extend tumbler's functionality to other file formats by adding more packages to <code>environment.systemPackages</code>. See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/File_manager_functionality#Thumbnail_previews here] for a list (the names may not match 1:1).
+You can extend Tumbler's support to other file formats by adding more packages to <code>environment.systemPackages</code>. See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/File_manager_functionality#Thumbnail_previews here] for a list (the names may not match 1:1).
 == See also ==
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 [[Category:Applications]]
+[[Category:File Manager]]