Very slow startup of Thunar in F16 in Gnome Shell

***Dan*** · #1 9th April 2012, 12:07 AM

Just what the title says. The first time in any session that I open Thunar, it can take up to 45 seconds for the window to appear. Starting it from a terminal presents no error messages, so I'm at a loss to know where to look for a problem indicator, or a solution.

Hmmm. This crops up in a Google-search ... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1816298

Which led me to this ... https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7373

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secipolla · #2 9th April 2012, 12:50 AM

Have a look at http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=5959
Since GNOME has automount then Thunar mounts the network shares and takes so long.
I don't have samba and the like but I remember someone used gigolo in replacement for what was causing trouble and it worked. Don't know if it applies for you.

StephenH · #3 9th April 2012, 01:35 AM

The one that worked for me was going to /usr/share/gvfs/mounts and editing the network.mount file so that the automount line reads:

AutoMount=false

After doing that, Thunar opens very quickly and I don't get the second instance which had happened previously.

***Dan*** · #4 9th April 2012, 02:45 AM

There's a warning in another thread on the subject that doing that may bolix other network functions. Have you noticed any negative consequences?

StephenH · #5 9th April 2012, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan

There's a warning in another thread on the subject that doing that may bolix other network functions. Have you noticed any negative consequences?

I don't really try to access any of the other computers on my home network via SAMBA or other type things. I do use SSH for access, either locally at home or remotely if it isn't blocked. I have not noticed any negative consequences.

I'll have to look for that warning. The only thing I recall reading was that it just meant that when one first tried t access the network, it would have the delay then. However, if one did not access the network, then there seems to be no downside to doing this.

BTW, I also use my network for printing, and do not seem to have noticed any impact there either.

***Dan*** · #6 9th April 2012, 04:43 AM

Well, in that case ... damn the torpedoes. <..

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StephenH · #7 10th April 2012, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan

Well, in that case ... damn the torpedoes. <..

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The nice thing is that it is something that is easily reversed if it doesn't work for you. However, I expect that it won't cause any problems.