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minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

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mt12345
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minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#1 Post by mt12345 »

I installed pcmanfm, udev, udisks2, policykit, gvfs.
what do I need to do to see the drives in pcman's left pane?

Wheelerof4te
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Re: minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#2 Post by Wheelerof4te »

Use an up-to-date, full featured file manager? Drives should be there, and if they're not, pcmanfm sucks.
Pro tip: Thunar does display drives and is just as light.

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Re: minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#3 Post by mt12345 »

gyus I've been using pcmanfm for 10+ years, it shows drives fine, doesnt need bookmarks.
this time however Im building debian from scratch and I missed something.
(thunar doesnt show drives either becuase it uses udisks2 to do that, just like pcman).

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Re: minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#4 Post by debiman »

i agree.
you already eliminated pcmanfm itself through troubleshooting, and quite correctly: something else is missing.
i went through this process manually, but it was so long ago i don't remember what made it work in the end.
the packages you listed sound about right though.
the drives are not in /etc/fstab, are they?

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Re: minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#5 Post by mt12345 »

no, not in fstab

before someone suggests spacefm or pmount or whatever:
I want to use pcmanfm.

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Re: minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#6 Post by debiman »

^ that's all you got as a follow-up?
no troubleshooting, no additional info?

whatever.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Automount
have a good read.

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Re: minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#7 Post by mt12345 »

why all debian/ubuntu users end up in arch/gentoo wiki.

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Re: minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#8 Post by debiman »

archwiki is very good.
i tried to find the same info on debian wiki, but was unable to find it.

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Re: minimal install, pcmanfm internal and removable drives

#9 Post by mt12345 »

yes it is.
whenever I have a problem I google it and I usually find the solution in archwiki.
well, not this time.
I don't think I had to write udev rules to get pcman working when I was building system last time.

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