On Sunday 25 October 2020 01:10:43 kaye n wrote: > Hello Friends! > > Firstly, if it matters, my system is: > > Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 > Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) > Machine: > Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: H81M-P33 (MS-7817) v: 1.0 serial: N/A > BIOS: American Megatrends v: 1.9 date: 03/30/2015 > CPU: > Dual Core: Intel Core i3-4130 type: MT MCP speed: 800 MHz > min/max: 800/3400 MHz > > I installed Spacefm file manager thru Synaptic because I prefer it > over Thunar. For those who may be curious as to why, Spacefm has a > very useful feature that is similar to the command : > > ls *anycharacter* > > I went to Menu -> Settings -> Preferred Applications -> Utilities tab > -> File Manager -> dropdown list - Other... -> choose > /usr/bin/spacefm-auth "%s" > > If I click Menu on the taskbar and click File Manager, it SHOULD open > Spacefm, but I get this error message instead: > Failed to execute default File Manager. Input/output error. > > Not a big deal really, but it would be nice to make it work. > Probably its gfx commands are expecting x11 for a gui, and buster uses wayland, not x11. synaptic is in that same sinking boat. Spit...
> Thank you for your time. > kaye Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
