Re: XFCE without GNOME/KDE parts (Debian Wheezy - HP Pavilion dm1)
On Wed, 2013-10-23 at 02:04 +0400, recoverym4n@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:05:10 +0200
> Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2013-10-23 at 00:53 +0400, recoverym4n@gmail.com wrote:
> > > I was merely curious if there's some 'killer GNOME app' that I'm
> > > missing, and it looks like it's still not.
> >
> > That's true, with one exception, I disagree regarding to gvfs. You
> > perhaps can explain the OP how to use udev or anything else to get back
> > mountable devices and trash by Thunar/on the desktop.
>
> Sure.
>
> I've just installed thunar and thunar-volman with the needed
> dependencies (I've disabled auto-install of recommended stuff long
> time ago).
> I've ensured that no GConf, DConf, gvfs or GTK+3 libraries
> are present (no QT libs too).
> I've used USB stick to do a quick test.
> Thunar helpfully showed me that it's a '1.89 Gb Volume' (um, whatever).
> Next, I've added that line to /etc/fstab:
>
> /dev/sdb1 /mnt auto noauto,user 0 0
>
> Clicked on '1.89 Gb Volume' and … it mounted. Talk about magic.
> Next, I've selected 'Eject device' and … it unmounted! Awesome.
>
> That lead me to the conclusion that gvfs is a complex solution to a
> non-existent problem.
>
> Even without that /etc/fstab line Thunar showed me 'Trash', whatever
> that thing is.
That makes me wonder, perhaps this works because your install is that
clean. Impossible for my usage, fortunately I anyway mount from a
terminal. I don't know if the OP could live without G and Dconf and
gtk3.
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