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I use Thunar instead of Nautilus on Ubuntu 18.04. This works fine, but any application still uses Nautilus instead of Thunar when saving/opening etc or when opening directories/mounted drives from the desktop.

I have already tried running:

xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/directory

This had no effect

That possible solution was from this thread:

https://askubuntu.com/a/1043504/953041

Caleb
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Fully tested in Ubuntu 18.04 running the default Gnome desktop:

This works for me: https://itsfoss.com/install-nemo-file-manager-ubuntu/

In short, to use Nemo instead of Nautilus as your default file manager, including to manage desktop icons, do:

... [content intentionally deleted and moved to the link below]

UPDATE: My answer moved to here (How to set Nemo as the default file manager in Ubuntu 18.04?) since it pertains directly to using the nemo file manager instead of the default Nautilus, whereas the OP here is asking more about using Thunar.

If you need nemo, my link just above is perfect for you! Nemo is pretty similar to thunar in many ways too, so I highly recommend trying it out. Ubuntu's version of Nautilus, on the other hand, has removed many valuable features such as "Compact View", which I really miss. Therefore, I choose to use nemo.

Gabriel Staples
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  • Ah, shoot! You are right. I quickly scanned and saw his command contained nemo so I assumed he wanted that. If you see a better spot for this answer I'll move the whole thing. I'm documenting this for myself here anyway (via this very answer) so I can reference this again and again. – Gabriel Staples Sep 13 '19 at 05:50
  • Done: I moved the answer to here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1066752/how-to-set-nemo-as-the-default-file-manager-in-ubuntu-18-04/1173861#1173861. Please upvote it there. – Gabriel Staples Sep 13 '19 at 06:07
  • Wording corrected. I disagree it violates the code of conduct (which I just quickly read again) since I'm attacking a software and it's design, not a person or designer. I changed it though. One of these days I should figure out how to make an Ubuntu feature request to ask they make nemo the default file manager. I can't imagine I'm the first one to hate Ubuntu's version of Nautilus though, as it's so incredibly limited and lacks a compact view entirely. – Gabriel Staples Sep 13 '19 at 06:56