8 Not-So-Common Nautilus Hacks and Improvements | Linux Today

8 Not-So-Common Nautilus Hacks and Improvements

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 8, 2010

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“Nautilus is the default file browser for Gnome. Most of us are
familiar with Nautilus and its features. But there are a number of
small hacks and some third party improvements which are not so
common. Here is a list of top 8 nautilus hacks and improvements you
need to know.

“How to display size of files underneath them in Nautilus, How
to Show/Hide Hidden Files in Nautilus, Howto Show Home/MyComputer
in Ubuntu Desktop Permanently, For a Much Better Looking Nautilus
Thumbnails in Ubuntu 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’, How to Change Nautilus
Background…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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