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Ubuntu 20.04: Running /usr/bin/nautilus from the terminal invokes nautilus-dropbox instead
Environment Ubuntu 20.04 Dropbox 2020.03.04 GNOME nautilus 3.36.3 Problem Description Since an OS update this morning, when I run nautilus from the terminal, it invokes, nautilus-dropbox, ret...
Wow... I have to agree with you. There is influence of the Dropbox plugin on how Nautilus behaves and degrade its behavior. I haven't noticed it till now, but it looks like a bug in the plugin. 🤦 I don't want to disappoint you, but don't rely this bug to be fixed. Linux is NOT first class citizen here unfortunately.
Thanks for your reply.
When I say, "block the terminal", I mean, the message, "Initializing nautilus-dropbox 2020.03.04" is displayed in the terminal, and nothing can be executed until CTRL+C is pressed, to quit the running process. Before the update, it would open a nautilus window, regardless of whether one was already open, and then drop through to the command prompt, ready for the next command. An ampersand did not need to be appended (nautilus &). I'd really rather not have to use an ampersand, as it creates output that I don't want (the process ID).
I troubleshooted this for over 2 hours before I opened this thread. Neither reinstalling, purging or rebooting resolved the issue.
If I've misunderstood your points, please give me precise commands to run, and I'll happily provide the information.
Thanks
HalHal, I have never seen such a behavior, you described (for any distribution). 🤷 Probably you used to use some special configuration... 🤔 so I can't comment that.
HalHal wrote:... I'd really rather not have to use an ampersand, as it creates output that I don't want (the process ID).
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If your concern is the output, you can wipe any output out, using following:
(nautilus 2>&1 &) > /dev/null
Good luck.
Thanks for the workaround, but I'd prefer it to work properly. It shouldn't block the terminal. When dropbox is not installed, it works as expected.
Wow... I have to agree with you. There is influence of the Dropbox plugin on how Nautilus behaves and degrade its behavior. I haven't noticed it till now, but it looks like a bug in the plugin. 🤦 I don't want to disappoint you, but don't rely this bug to be fixed. Linux is NOT first class citizen here unfortunately.
Thank you for empathizing. It's a relief that you've spotted the problem. Is the plugin proprietary, and so unlikely to get any help from the community?
