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Ubuntu 16.10 To Ship with Nautilus 3.20

Nautilus 3.20, and a host of GNOME 3.20 apps, will ship by default in Ubuntu 16.10 'Yakkety Yak', with new versions already available for testing.

2 August 2016
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Nautilus Is Adding Native Archive Extraction

Nautilus, the GNOME file manager, is to improve support for extracting zips, tars and other compressed archives.

19 July 2016
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Streamline Your Workflow With These Nifty Nautilus Scripts

Nautilus is a powerful file manager, and by using its built-in shell scripting feature you can really level it up further.

18 July 2016
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Linux Users Left Stunned As Nautilus ADDS a New Feature

Nautilus is to add batch renaming in GNOME 3.22. The feature lets you rename multiple files at the same time, something the current version doesn't support.

9 June 2016

9 Useful Nautilus Keyboard Shortcuts [Ubuntu Tips]

Nautilus is the default Ubuntu file manager for good reason: it is feature-filled and easy-to-use — but do you know how to navigate it like a ninja using the keyboard?

5 June 2016

Nautilus 3.20 Finally Fixes The Icon Zoom Issue

Nautilus 3.20 will include more icon zoom level options. Is that the sound of flaming torches I hear being extinguished?  The File manager plays such intrinsic role in the desktop. It’s almost like the glue that binds […]

25 February 2016

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Will Ship An Older Version Of Nautilus

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will ship with an older version of Nautilus than originally planned, a decision that will mean LTS users miss on a number of new features.

4 February 2016

Nautilus File Search Is About To Get A Big Power Up

Finding files in Nautilus, the default GNOME file manager, is about to get a whole heap easier.

12 October 2015
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GNOME 3.18 Will Let You Access Your Google Drive Files in Nautilus

GNOME 3.18 is to introduce native support for Google Drive through the default GNOME file manager 'Files' (formerly Nautilus).

8 September 2015
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Easily Change Color of Folder Icons in Ubuntu With This Tool

If you ever fancy retooling your home folder to look like a rainbow, Folder Color lets you change colors ad-hoc with a right-click menu.

25 April 2014
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Ubuntu Brings Full Menus Back to Nautilus, Other Apps in 14.04

Ubuntu has 'patched' several GNOME applications, including the Nautilus file manager, to display full application menus in the upcoming release of 14.04 LTS.

2 March 2014

Ubuntu To Create New File Manager for Unity 8 Desktop

With the scheduled switch to Unity 8 on the Ubuntu desktop creeping ever closer, Ubuntu developers are debating whether a new file manager is needed.

3 February 2014