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How to configure Nemo's right-click "Open in Terminal" to launch "gnome-terminal"

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I realize the default of the Nemo's right-click "Open in Terminal" is to launch "gnome-terminal"; however, my installation is opening "xfce4-terminal" instead. A while back when "gnome-terminal" was broken, I installed "xfce4-terminal" as an alternative.  I configured the system-wide defaults to call "xfce4-terminal" for the terminal. After the issue with gnome-terminal was resolved, I moved the system-wide defaults back to gnome-terminal.  Nautilus starting using gnome-terminal again; however, **Nemo** continues to launch "xfce4-terminal". I uninstalled "xfce4-terminal"; then the "Open in Terminal" feature of Nemo stopped working. In attempts to resolve this issue I have done the following: * Reinstalled Ubuntu 16.04 * Purged and reinstalled Nemo Nemo still will launch only "xfce4-terminal".  It appears to be a problem in my home folder's Nemo configuration or some other per-user cache.  I created a new user, and Nemo properly launched "gnome-terminal". Can someone help me with where to check and fix Nemo's functionality in my /home/username settings? Is there some type of editable configuration to check what happens when clicking on the "Open in Terminal" function?
Asked by L. D. James (1774 rep)
Jan 10, 2017, 05:26 PM
Last activity: Jul 13, 2023, 02:57 AM