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Thunar

Thunar is a file manager for Linux and other Unix-like systems

Install

sudo apt install thunar thunar-archive-plugin thunar-media-tags-plugin

Open a Folder with "Windows Explorer"

by Right-clicking a Folder

  1. Go to "Edit > Configure custom actions..."
  2. Add a new custom action.
  3. Enter the following settings:

[Basic]

Name & Description:

Open Windows Explorer Here

Command:

explorer.exe $(echo %f | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}')

[Appearance Conditions]

File Patther:

*

Appears if selection contains:

Directories

by Right-clicking a File

  1. Go to "Edit > Configure custom actions..."
  2. Add a new custom action.
  3. Enter the following settings:

[Basic]

Name & Description:

Open Windows Explorer in Parent Directory

Command:

explorer.exe .

[Appearance Conditions]

File Patther:

*

Appears if selection contains:

Text Files, Audio Files, Video Files, Image Files, Other Files

Launch gnome-terminal via thunar

https://github.com/eliranwong/wsl2/blob/master/terminal/gnome-terminal.md#to-work-with-thunars-custom-actions

Launch Thunar from Windows Context Menu

  1. Press Windows key + R and run "regedit" to open Registry Editor.

  2. Go to "Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell"

  • Right-click "shell" and select "New > Key"
  • Name the newly created key as "Thunar"
  • Set the value of "(Default)" as "Open with Thunar"
  • INSIDE Thunar, right-click and select "New > String Value"
  • Name the newly created string as "Icon" and set the value as "C:\Users\elira\wslu\Thunar.ico"
  • Right-click "Thunar" and select "New > Key"
  • Name the newly created key as "command"
  • Set the value of "(Default)" as:

C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe C:\\Users\\elira\wslu\runHidden.vbs "C:\\Users\\elira\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\WhitewaterFoundryLtd.Co.16571368D6CFF_kd1vv0z0vy70w\\pengwin.exe" run "cd $(echo '\"%V\"' | sed -E -e 's/([A-Z]):\\/mnt\/\L\1\//' -e 's/\\/\//g'); bash -l -c thunar"

Remarks:

  • The line above have been modified for rendering escape character \ on github page. If you are reading this text in raw format, all double \ should be single when you enter the command in registry editor.
  • Replace "elira" in the above command with your username.
  • The most important part of the command is run "cd $(echo '\"%V\"' | sed -E -e 's/([A-Z]):\\/mnt\/\L\1\//' -e 's/\\/\//g'); bash -l -c thunar". You can copy the long string before the word "run" from a startmenu shortcut created by pengwin-setup. You can check the string by right-clicking a shortcut file and select "Properties".
  1. Go to "Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell"
  • Right-click "shell" and select "New > Key"
  • Name the newly created key as "Thunar"
  • Set the value of "(Default)" as "Open with Thunar"
  • INSIDE Thunar, right-click and select "New > String Value"
  • Name the newly created string as "Icon" and set the value as "C:\Users\elira\wslu\Thunar.ico"
  • Right-click "Thunar" and select "New > Key"
  • Name the newly created key as "command"
  • Set the value of "(Default)" as:

C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe C:\\Users\\elira\wslu\runHidden.vbs "C:\\Users\\elira\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\WhitewaterFoundryLtd.Co.16571368D6CFF_kd1vv0z0vy70w\\pengwin.exe" run "cd $(echo '\"%V\"' | sed -E -e 's/([A-Z]):\\/mnt\/\L\1\//' -e 's/\\/\//g'); bash -l -c thunar"

Remarks:

  • The line above have been modified for rendering escape character \ on github page. If you are reading this text in raw format, all double \ should be single when you enter the command in registry editor.
  • Replace "elira" in the above command with your username.
  • The most important part of the command is run "cd $(echo '\"%V\"' | sed -E -e 's/([A-Z]):\\/mnt\/\L\1\//' -e 's/\\/\//g'); bash -l -c thunar". You can copy the long string before the word "run" from a startmenu shortcut created by pengwin-setup. You can check the string by right-clicking a shortcut file and select "Properties".

Custom Action - Open Directories & Text Files with VS Code

https://github.com/eliranwong/wsl2/blob/master/programming/vs_code.md#configure-custome-action-in-thunar-file-manager

Custome Action - Open Any Files with Default Windows Applications

https://github.com/eliranwong/wsl2#open-a-file-on-wsl-with-default-windows-application

Custom Action - Conversion between Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese

https://github.com/eliranwong/wsl2/blob/master/cli_tools/chinese.md#conversion-between-traditional--simplified-chinese