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cjoliprsf

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Registered: 2017-04-23

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Starting Konqueror from terminal

I've noticed that when starting Konqueror from a terminal it starts by default in the internet browser profile.
Is there a way to make it start by default in the file manager profile?
I looked at the configuration, but couldn't find how to change this.
Claude

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

List available profiles:
$ konqueror --profiles

Start in file manager mode:
$ konqueror --profile filemanagement

cjoliprsf

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Registered: 2017-04-23

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

List available profiles:
$ konqueror --profiles

Start in file manager mode:
$ konqueror --profile filemanagement

Yes I had seen this, but it doesn't change the default.
If I do again konqueror without parameters, it will start in web browser mode.

I want to change the default. There has to be a conf file somewhere that specifies the default profile.
Thanks,
Claude

q4osteam

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

I want to change the default. There has to be a conf file somewhere that specifies the default profile.

As far as we know such option is not available. You could define bash alias, or create custom script in '/usr/local/bin', so it will be preferred to 'konqueror' executable from '/opt/trinity/bin'.

phil

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Registered: 2017-04-28

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

Hi.
Maybe I misunderstand, but this does the trick from a terminal;
kfmclient openProfile filemanagement

I used similar to add a few custom launchers to my Q4OS menu, so that the file-manager would open at specific folders.  For example;
kfmclient openProfile filemanagement file:///home/pip/Downloads
...wherein "pip" is a user.

I figured that out by typing "kfmclient --help" in a terminal window.
Good luck.

cjoliprsf

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Registered: 2017-04-23

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

Maybe I misunderstand, but this does the trick from a terminal;
kfmclient openProfile filemanagement

Yes, this does open Konqueror in file manager mode and seems to be equivalent to the command suggested by q4osteam which was "konqueror --profile filemanagement", but doesn't change the default profile, which remains set in web browsing mode - i.e. when you type "konqueror" without parameters, it always shows up as web browser.

Either case it makes it a bit long to type when in a terminal - actually you'll want to do this with a sudo when some work has to be done with administrator rights - i.e "sudo kfmclient openProfile filemanagement" is starting to be a long command to type, with risk of typing error...

I did find a shorter way, which is to type "konqueror ." The dot acts as an URL for the current folder, and it then opens in the appropriate profile for file management.
Claude

cjoliprsf

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Registered: 2017-04-23

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

Well, now I am in big trouble...
It was working fine, but now the file management profile has disappeared and if I open the My computer icon, it opens in web browsing mode! Even the commands "konqueror --profile filemanagement" and "kfmclient openProfile filemanagement" open it in web browsing...
I guess I played a bit too much with the settings...
Any way to retrieve the filemanagement profile?
Can I uninstall konqueror and reinstall it?
Thanks, Claude, frustrated...

P.S. I do think this is quite shitty. Why on earth try to do everything with the same program - a file browser is a file browser, and a web browser is another thing, no reason to combine in the same (too complex) program and cause problems to people!
We have a saying in French: "Pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué?" which would translate as "Why make things simple when you can make them complicated?"

Last edited by cjoliprsf (2017-04-29 04:56)

cjoliprsf

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Registered: 2017-04-23

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

Well, now I am in big trouble...
It was working fine, but now the file management profile has disappeared and if I open the My computer icon, it opens in web browsing mode! Even the commands "konqueror --profile filemanagement" and "kfmclient openProfile filemanagement" open it in web browsing...

OK I solved it by opening the configuration center, and saving that profile as "filemanagement"... A bit ackward, but it works because the "ctrl_panel" profile has the same appearance and functions.
Claude

Dai_trying

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Registered: 2015-12-14

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

Just a note for anyone wanting to set konqueror this way, I had issues using a script to start konqueror so thought it best to advise anyone not to do it that way, I'm not sure exactly what the problem was but I had to reboot an unresponsive system to be able to use it again.

I would advise anyone to do it the simplest way and use a bash alias, simply open your favourite editor (I use nano) and add this line to the botton of your ~/.bashrc file i.e.

nano ~/.bashrc

and scroll to the end of the file and place this line there

alias konqueror="konqueror --profile filemanagement"

then simply press ctrl-x then y then enter. With that done simply close your terminal window (or re-source .bashrc) and open another one and your konqueror command will be open as you want it.

DAC324

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Re: Starting Konqueror from terminal

List available profiles:
$ konqueror --profiles

konqueror: Unknown option 'profiles'.