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I'm trying to access Nautilus settings in order to change default list columns (and more generally to explore all available options). The setting pane should look like this :

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But...

  1. The "settings" option does not show in the top menu "Files" dropdown :

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  1. The "preferences" option in any Files window (through the hamburger menu) leads to settings relative to the window itself, they don't apply to the whole filesystem :

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  1. In GNOME Tweaks, there is no option relative to top menu that could help :

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  1. Using dconf didn't help me, as it does'nt handle all Nautilus settings (and using gsettings gets a little too technical to me...).

I went through several topics on AskUbuntu.com :

Thank you very much,

Best regards,

K.

PS: I have no experience about this issue on previous releases of Ubuntu or other OS with GNOME, as I'm a Linux newbie and I just started from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

KiR
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  • I have no clue what you want to change. Your second picture shows you the Nautilus Preferences menu. – vanadium Jul 01 '22 at 18:24
  • @vanadium : hello, I'm trying to access this pane : https://i.stack.imgur.com/l1RyC.png ( https://askubuntu.com/a/334577/1609112 ). My actual purpose is to change default list columns (but I would also like to explore all available options). I will edit my post in order to be more specific. Thanks ! – KiR Jul 01 '22 at 19:03
  • I answered your current question, i.e., about opening the preferences, but you will need to ask about your actual purpose in a new question. – vanadium Jul 02 '22 at 09:20

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The setting pane should look like this

It shouldn't. Applications change, and how the interface looks is actually decided upon by the developers. Files 40 changed quite a bit.

You demonstrated that you actually can access the preferences in Files. The preference pane is now organized the way you see in your picture. Instead of tabs, there is a single pane with sections. Several options are not anymore exposed, or have been removed, including the behavior when clicking executables, or removing a confirmation before deleting the trash.

vanadium
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  • Good answer but I would add a Note that Ubuntu Unity could be installed on 22.04 for a different look and feel from GNOME 42 desktop. – WinEunuuchs2Unix Jul 25 '22 at 20:52