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/* PCManFM: Fast Light File Manager */
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  20.1    Ulyssa  Ubuntu Focal Fossa 20.04          21.1        Vera    Ubuntu 22.04 LTS    20.1    Ulyssa  Ubuntu Focal Fossa 20.04          21.1        Vera    Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 LTS  <small>The Firefox Extended Support Release so that you don't get forcefully upgraded to the dreaded Quantum 57.   <small>The [[Firefox Extended Support Release]] so that you don't get forcefully upgraded to the dreaded Quantum 57.   === PCManFM: Fast Light File Manager ====== [[PCManFM]]: Fast Light File Manager ===''UPDATE:  [[pcmanfm]] version 1.3.2 on updated Mint Linux Mint 21.1 Vera kernel 5.15.0-102 - do not use pcmanfm instead use the Qt port of the LXDE file manager PCManFM ie: pcmanfm-qt'' or for newer mint versions: apt install pcmanfm-qtpcmanfm does some useful things nemo does not do.  For example, to backup a file in the directory with pcmanfm simply click the filename, choose "copy" and then choose "paste" from the menubar.  pcmanfm will prompt you because the copy has the same filename as the original, and give you the option to rename, in which I simply change the extension to .bak or something like that.  This simple task that you can do in Microsoft Windows and in Linux using pcmanfm cannot be done with nemo!<small><small><small>pcmanfm does some useful things nemo does not do.  For example, to backup a file in the directory with pcmanfm simply click the filename, choose "copy" and then choose "paste" from the menubar.  pcmanfm will prompt you because the copy has the same filename as the original, and give you the option to rename, in which I simply change the extension to .bak or something like that.  This simple task that you can do in Microsoft Windows and in Linux using pcmanfm cannot be done with nemo!</small></small></small>See also [[Mint Linux Preferred Applications and Mimetype Management]] and as a resolution to the slow or broken SMB browsing see the [[PCManFM]] page troubleshooting.Refer to [[Default Java on Mint Linux]] for options with Java=== Canonical assumes everyone uses public wifi ===A new feature in Ubuntu and Mint as part of the Network Manager is a connectivity checker that creates unnecessary and potentially suspicious looking network activity on your computer.  It is an ugly hack developers came up with to address certain shortcomings with Ubuntu and Mint's ability to stay connected to public Internet wifi hotspots.  {{:Ubuntu_/_Mint_Linux_Users:_disable_Network_Manager_connectivity_checks}}*[[Mint Linux Preferred Applications and Mimetype Management]]
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