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Is there a way to set Konqueror as the default file manager for all applications that need to shell out to a GUI file manager instead of Dolphin?

I've just installed Kubuntu 7.10 to see whether it might make a comfortable and suitable replacement for XP, but I don't like Dolphin much and would prefer Konqueror (in file browsing mode) to be the default for all things, including that icon on the taskbar that lets you access hard drives and the like.

Thanks.

Thanks. That option never occured to me (but even still, I might have thought I'd break it). However, I found something else that said to go into KControl, KDE Components, inode or something, and move Konqueror up in the list.

I'd be curious to know how a less technology-savvy user might switch to Konqueror, since I couldn't see KControl on the KDE menu anywhere and couldn't find a way to change this in the Control Center (unless ordinary users aren't supposed to know about Konqueror?)

I sure hope that Konqueror isn't going to be phased out because Dolphin is far too chunky and restrictive, IMHO.

I've dabbled with Linux for probably ten years now, but nothing significant. I remember installing Debian for the first time when it was code-named "bo", I think it was (1.3.1 or something like that?).

I guess I should have know that removing a package shouldn't *break* Linux but I did suppose it might annoy KDE. But I'm thankful to be having Konq as my file manager.

I don't suppose you know how to configure it to load a certain folder all the time when bringing up a new tab? Like "/" for example? I hate bringing up a new tab then having to press F9 to show the treeview just to load a starter-folder into the new tab (or having to type the location in).