'Open in terminal' does not work
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Right clicking within a folder and click 'Open in terminal' suddenly does not work.
Any suggestions on why and how to solve this?
If you are using Trisquel's default file manager (Caja), look into Caja-Actions, in MATE's "Control Center". The "Item lists" should include "Open in terminal".
I actually do use Caja but under xfce. I prefer Caja over Thunar.
Hence, I don't have MATE's control center. In xfce's control center there is a menu point called 'File manager' but it refers to Thunar.
But 'Open in terminal' usually works and still does at my other machine, also running xfce and with Caja as the default file manager.
Maybe I should point out, that when right clicking in a folder, the menu point of 'Open in terminal' is there. It just does not work.
You can launch MATE's "Control Center" from a terminal emulator:
$ mate-control-center
MATE's control center wasn't installed but it is now.
The 'items list' is empty but actions can be added. However, I cannot find suggestions as to how to configure such an action.
I checked that I do have the caja-open-terminal package installed and suppose I need a command to activate it.
Can you help with e.g. a screenshot of how the open caja action is configured on your computer?
Sure (and sorry for the delay). The screenshots of the first three tabs are attached. I believe the rest is default.
Thanks.
I have done the settings like yours except with 'xfce4-terminal' instead of 'mate-terminal'. But 'open in terminal' still doesn't work. When I manually enter 'xfce4-terminal' in a terminal a new terminal window opens. Hence, I believe the command is correct.
I wonder what may be the problem...?
Again: sorry for the delay. First of all, I would like to point that I use Nautilus (not Caja) and GNOME Terminal: somebody else here may be more appropriate to help you!
I notice that the file management preferences ("Preferences" in the "Edit" menu of any Caja window) include an "Extensions" tab. Is "Open in terminal" listed there? If not, then I believe you should install the "caja-open-terminal" package (in Trisquel's repository). Is the related box checked on your system (it is on mine)? Can you "Configure Extension" (I cannot but that may be due to the fact that I does not actually run a MATE desktop environment)?
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