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Install Thunar 1.6.0 With Tabs Support In Xubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04 [Xfce]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Thunar, the default Xfce file manager, has reached version 1.6.0, getting a much-requested feature: tabs.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBmKiZXWp2UcQyRV1Wc_yYJJ7ylh6gk29IavHsz0GtyX2V42HSy-BfEBaHHejITB09CRaa_crHzrfWWoR21s2fTaiygiievQMOO63hbozjH_fOv-LbkV24wID5CaM9sx3DGSbuaW95Uo2/s1600/thunar-1.6.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="thunar 1.6.0 tabs" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBmKiZXWp2UcQyRV1Wc_yYJJ7ylh6gk29IavHsz0GtyX2V42HSy-BfEBaHHejITB09CRaa_crHzrfWWoR21s2fTaiygiievQMOO63hbozjH_fOv-LbkV24wID5CaM9sx3DGSbuaW95Uo2/s320/thunar-1.6.0.png" title="thunar 1.6.0 tabs" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">For now, using middle click to open a folder in a new tab doesn't work so you must right click a folder and select  "Open in New Tab". You can also open a new tab using the Ctrl + t keyboard shortcut.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thunar 1.6 also brings side pane fixes, various cleanups for the toolbar and an option to permanently delete files or folders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides tabs, Thunar 1.6 <b>introduces features like file properties for multiple file selections, support for remote mounts and bookmarks, a new shortcuts sidepane and improved transfer dialog</b>, side pane fixes, various cleanups for the toolbar and an option to permanently delete files or folders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Complete changelogs for Thunar 1.5.x and 1.6.0 stable, <a href="http://git.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/tree/NEWS?id=thunar-1.6.0">HERE</a>.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Thunar 1.6.0 with tabs support in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 users can install the latest Thunar 1.6.0 by using the official Xubuntu Xfce 4.10 PPA.</div><br /><b>Thunar is available in the Xfce 4.10 PPA so if you use Ubuntu 12.04, you'll also get Xfce 4.10 by using this PPA!</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the PPA and upgrade to Thunar 1.6.0 in Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04, use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.10<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</code></pre><br />Then, log out, log back in and enjoy the new version with tabs support.<br /><b>For other Linux distributions, you can grab the Thunar source via <a href="http://git.xfce.org/xfce/thunar">http://git.xfce.org/xfce/thunar</a></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2012/11/rilasciato-thunar-151-con-la-nuova.html">lffl.org</a></i></div><br />

Install Thunar 1.6.0 With Tabs Support In Xubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04 [Xfce]

Thunar, the default Xfce file manager, has reached version 1.6.0, getting a much-requested feature: tabs. For now, using middle click to ope...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUKpz-e-DFShd_nVf3AyiQW0UaWPbIj6_W0eWPKk32W7pGvaunZxXw1fdMkH8J2qd5xiVa3u64BkU75I79tcIfaMOV47QdczD-09JImsccIeVZMoF0rh8zUcjZNPyvXsvlLW16N1vhwA0/s1600/dropbox-xubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dropbox xubuntu (xfce)" border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUKpz-e-DFShd_nVf3AyiQW0UaWPbIj6_W0eWPKk32W7pGvaunZxXw1fdMkH8J2qd5xiVa3u64BkU75I79tcIfaMOV47QdczD-09JImsccIeVZMoF0rh8zUcjZNPyvXsvlLW16N1vhwA0/s320/dropbox-xubuntu.png" title="dropbox xubuntu (xfce)" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Ubuntu deb package available for download via the official <a href="http://www.dropbox.com/">Dropbox</a> website requires Nautilus. But if you're using Xubuntu (Xfce), you'll probably want to use Dropbox with Thunar, the default file manager, instead of Nautilus.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So here's how to install Dropbox in Xubuntu/Xfce without Nautilus and get some basic Thunar integration (you won't get file emblems, but you'll get options to browse the file on the Dropbox website, get shareable link and view previous revisions, like in the screenshot above).</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Install Dropbox and a Dropbox Thunar plugin in Xubuntu</h2><br /><b>1.</b> Firstly, let's<b> install Dropbox without the Nautilus dependency:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>In Ubuntu Oneiric, Precise and Quantal</b>, the "nautilus-dropbox" package available in the official repositories (it's not the same as the deb downloaded from the Dropbox website) doesn't depend on Nautilus, so you can install it on Xubuntu too:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">That's it for Xubuntu Oneiric, Precise and Quantal users. Now simply open Dropbox from the menu (it's under Internet) and follow the setup wizard, then skip to step 2.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For those who are using an older Xubuntu version or another Linux distribution, you can manually install Dropbox without the Nautilus dependency using the commands below:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>32bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -</code></pre><br /><b>64bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To start the Dropbox daemon (and the setup wizard if this is the first time you're installing Dropbox), use the following command in a terminal:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once you're done, you'll have to <b>add Dropbox to startup</b> so from the menu select <i>Settings > Session and Startup</i> and on the <i>Applications Autostart</i> tab, click "Add" and use the following:</div><ul><li>under "Name", enter "Dropbox"</li><li>under "Command", enter "/home/YOURUSERNAME/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" - without the quotes; replace "YOURUSERNAME" with your username.</li></ul>Then click OK and you're done.<br /><br /><br /><b>2. Install the Dropbox Thunar extension.  </b><br /><br />Crunchbang provides thunar-dropbox deb packages that work with Xubuntu 12.04 - download the debs below:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf/pool/main/thunar-dropbox-plugin_0.2.0-1_i386.deb">32bit</a></li><li><a href="http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf/pool/main/thunar-dropbox-plugin_0.2.0-1_amd64.deb">64bit</a></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I've tested the above packages with Xubuntu 12.04 and they work, but they may not work with other Xubuntu versions, so if you're not using Xubuntu 12.04, grab the Dropbox Thunar extension source from <a href="http://softwarebakery.com/maato/thunar-dropbox.html">HERE</a> (you'll have to compile it). Obviously, they also work if you're using Thunar in another desktop environment, like GNOME (Unity).</div><br />Arch Linux users can install thunar-dropbox from <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=39214">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: <i>Dropbox needs to be running for the Thunar context menu items for Dropbox to show up.</i></div>

How To Install Dropbox In Xubuntu And Get Thunar Integration (Xfce)

The Ubuntu deb package available for download via the official Dropbox website requires Nautilus. But if you're using Xubuntu (Xfce), y...

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