How do I make krusader the default file manager?

Question

Is it possible to set krusader as the default file manager in ubuntu 13.10?
I tried to defined it in system settings > details > default applications but there is nothing about file manager there.

Answer 1

1) Make a folder in your home directory called bin

mkdir ~/bin

2) Make a script called Nautilus that executes Dolphin and put it in this folder

gedit ~/bin/nautilus

3) Then copy this code into it and save

#!/bin/bash
exec krusader $@
exit 0

This will launch krusader every time nautilus was to be launched.

Answer 2

Ubuntu 18.04

• If you want to set Nemo as the default file manager, run this command in Terminal:

  xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
  

• To revert this enter

  xdg-mime default nautilus.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
  

• Test it with

  xdg-open $HOME
  

Answer 3

open your terminal with CTRL+ALT+T and paste this line

 sudo mv /usr/bin/nautilus /usr/bin/natilus.back && sudo ln -s /usr/bin/krusader /usr/bin/nautilus

Answer 4

Another place where default file manager is configured (I use Debian 9.8):

/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.FileManager1.service

This file is used, for example, Eclipse IDE for run "System Explorer" through a call to dbus-send. The original file content looks as follows:

[D-BUS Service]
Name=org.freedesktop.FileManager1
Exec=/usr/bin/nautilus --gapplication-service

But you must write your own service to replace nautilus to use this config...