How To Install Thunar on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install Thunar on Rocky Linux 8. Thunar is Thunar File Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install Thunar on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `Thunar`

Thunar is a new modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. It has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean and intuitive, and does not include any confusing or useless options. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and directory load time.

We can use yum or dnf to install Thunar on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install Thunar.

Install Thunar on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install Thunar using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install Thunar

Install Thunar on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install Thunar using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install Thunar

How To Uninstall Thunar on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the Thunar package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove Thunar

Thunar Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xdg/Thunar
/etc/xdg/Thunar/uca.xml
/usr/bin/Thunar
/usr/bin/thunar
/usr/bin/thunar-settings
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/81
/usr/lib/.build-id/81/f6af759b9785c6bf7206e482d76b525040dfe1
/usr/lib/.build-id/84
/usr/lib/.build-id/84/bd2d6c908353c936bfc5630cc022026f12a587
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6/3aa6152b592ac7c4697cf7e197021241b73929
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/a9b4609d3a0017a28963f926dfd462b6e99414
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/31b972089ad7b2dac1d37208e079c6c1d7a079
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3/d9da880b8dd2f0cf8a65c63e9f13f057176dfd
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7/f010c1ae149412ed6c443e993e29cdfef4bafb
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/bb9a0f8fdc4b8d7b1837b7eb813af20ee2e7cd
/usr/lib/systemd/user/thunar.service
/usr/lib64/Thunar
/usr/lib64/Thunar/ThunarBulkRename
/usr/lib64/Thunar/thunar-sendto-email
/usr/lib64/girepository-1.0/Thunarx-3.0.typelib
/usr/lib64/libthunarx-3.so.0
/usr/lib64/libthunarx-3.so.0.0.0
/usr/lib64/thunarx-3
/usr/lib64/thunarx-3/thunar-apr.so
/usr/lib64/thunarx-3/thunar-sbr.so
/usr/lib64/thunarx-3/thunar-uca.so
/usr/lib64/thunarx-3/thunar-wallpaper-plugin.so
/usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libthunar-tpa.so
/usr/share/Thunar
/usr/share/Thunar/sendto
/usr/share/Thunar/sendto/thunar-sendto-audacious-playlist.desktop
/usr/share/Thunar/sendto/thunar-sendto-blueman.desktop
/usr/share/Thunar/sendto/thunar-sendto-email.desktop
/usr/share/Thunar/sendto/thunar-sendto-gnome-bluetooth.desktop
/usr/share/Thunar/sendto/thunar-sendto-quodlibet-playlist.desktop
/usr/share/applications/thunar-bulk-rename.desktop
/usr/share/applications/thunar-settings.desktop
/usr/share/applications/thunar.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.xfce.FileManager.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.xfce.Thunar.FileManager1.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.xfce.Thunar.service
/usr/share/doc/Thunar
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/HACKING
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/README
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/README.gtkrc
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/Thunar/TODO
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/Thunar.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/Thunar.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/stock/navigation
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/stock/navigation/stock_folder-copy.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/stock/navigation/stock_folder-move.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/Thunar.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/stock/navigation
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/stock/navigation/stock_folder-copy.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/stock/navigation/stock_folder-move.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/Thunar.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/Thunar.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/Thunar.svg
/usr/share/licenses/Thunar
/usr/share/licenses/Thunar/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/am/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa_IR/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/hy/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/hy_AM/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ie/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur_PK/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/thunar.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/Thunar.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/org.xfce.thunar.appdata.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/Thunar
/usr/share/pixmaps/Thunar/Thunar-about-logo.png
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.xfce.thunar.policy
/usr/share/xfce4/panel/plugins/thunar-tpa.desktop

References

Thunar website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install Thunar on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.