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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  === 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]]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.
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