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Thunar is a GTK file manager originally made for [[Xfce]].
[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start Thunar] is a GTK file manager originally made for [[Xfce]].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


Thunar will automatically be installed by [https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Xfce#Enabling enabling Xfce].
Thunar will automatically be installed by [[Xfce#Enabling | enabling Xfce]].


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


<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ xfce.thunar ];
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">
programs.xfconf.enable = true;
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
programs.thunar.plugins = with pkgs.xfce; [
programs.thunar.plugins = with pkgs.xfce; [
   thunar-archive-plugin
   thunar-archive-plugin # Requires an Archive manager like file-roller, ark, etc
   thunar-volman
   thunar-volman
];
];
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services.tumbler.enable = true; # Thumbnail support for images
services.tumbler.enable = true; # Thumbnail support for images
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
{{Tip|You must logout and login again, after enabling gvfs, for the plugin to be active in Thunar}}


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).
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).
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[[Category:Applications]]
[[Category:Applications]]
[[Category:File Manager]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 11 February 2025

Thunar is a GTK file manager originally made for Xfce.

Installation

Thunar will automatically be installed by enabling Xfce.

If you want to install Thunar standalone, add to your configuration.nix:

programs.thunar.enable = true;

Configuration

If xfce is not used as desktop and therefore xfconf is not enabled, preference changes are discarded. In that case enable the xfconf program manually to be able to save preferences:

programs.xfconf.enable = true;

Plugins

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

programs.thunar.plugins = with pkgs.xfce; [
  thunar-archive-plugin # Requires an Archive manager like file-roller, ark, etc
  thunar-volman
];

Other functionalities

You can extend Thunar's functionalities by adding to your configuration.nix:

services.gvfs.enable = true; # Mount, trash, and other functionalities
services.tumbler.enable = true; # Thumbnail support for images

You can extend Tumbler's support to other file formats by adding more packages to environment.systemPackages. See here for a list (the names may not match 1:1).

See also