Thunar is the default file manager used in the stripped-back Xfce4 desktop of Xubuntu. It starts quickly and has a low-memory footprint, yet it is very powerful and provides all the features you are likely to need. In fact, it beats Nautilus in many departments when it comes to features. One feature of Thunar I particularly appreciate is the ability to rubber-band-select many files in list view, something Nautilus doesn’t allow. Thunar also includes the ability to define your own right-click functions, something that is possible in Nautilus but only if you add the Nautilus Actions component.
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