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Tiny Core Base => CorePlus => Topic started by: Onktebong on December 22, 2025, 02:05:41 PM

Title: No file explorer?
Post by: Onktebong on December 22, 2025, 02:05:41 PM
New CorePlus  installation: Is there really no file explorer pre-installed?
I've now installed Nautilus.
Thanks.
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Onktebong on December 22, 2025, 03:28:46 PM
It started OK a couple of times and now it won't start.
I removed it, reinstalled it, still wouldn't start.
So ... which file explorer works well with FLWM? Thank you.
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Rich on December 22, 2025, 04:02:49 PM
Hi Onktebong
... Is there really no file explorer pre-installed? ...
Of course not. The point of the ISOs is not to provide a system
that's ready to go and fulfill you needs. It's to get you to a GUI
(or command line) so you can then install the packages
that interest you. You don't need a file explorer for that.

The TC16 x86 CorePlus ISO is almost 290 Mbytes. Over 200 Mbytes
of that is firmware, drivers, and utilities for wireless support. Plus
there are 7 window managers included.

The point is, the ISOs don't get bloated with items not need to get
up and running.
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Rich on December 22, 2025, 04:11:34 PM
Hi Onktebong
It started OK a couple of times and now it won't start. ...
Without more information, we can't help you.

If you open a terminal and enter:
Code: [Select]
nautilus --new-windowdoes it report any errors?
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Juanito on December 22, 2025, 04:16:01 PM
So ... which file explorer works well with FLWM? Thank you.

Fluff or emelfm
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: patrikg on December 22, 2025, 04:20:09 PM
Missed the great tui one.
mc (midnight commander)
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Rich on December 22, 2025, 04:48:30 PM
Hi Onktebong
I found  xfe  is pretty good.
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Leee on December 22, 2025, 07:06:51 PM
So ... which file explorer works well with FLWM? Thank you.

Fluff or emelfm
Just a heads-up about emelfm - I still use emelfm2 as my goto file manager but it's getting a little outdated and some things are broken lately.  In particular, I have to go into its config and remove the "back" (previous directory) icons from the tool bars because even passing the mouse over them crashes emelfm2.  I don't know if the same is true of emelfm or emelfm3.  (on Tiny Core 15.x and 16.x, both  x86_64)
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Rich on December 22, 2025, 08:11:08 PM
Hi Leee
Onktebong is running TC16 x86.
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Onktebong on December 23, 2025, 12:17:04 PM
The point of the ISOs is not to provide a system
that's ready to go and fulfill you needs. It's to get you to a GUI
(or command line) so you can then install the packages
that interest you. You don't need a file explorer for that.

I appreciate that. I was just surprised that out of 200 MB you get 7 window managers but no file manager, which certainly is a useful tool, and MC (Midnight Commander) is only 780 kB.
But once I got over that, and with the help of you good people in this forum, I managed to install it myself no problem.

    [Edit]: Fixed quote tags.  Rich
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Onktebong on December 23, 2025, 12:35:00 PM
If you open a terminal and enter:
Code: [Select]
nautilus --new-windowdoes it report any errors?

I've reinstalled Nautilus.
When I click on the icon in wbar nothing happens, the program won't start.
Now I enter this command in the terminal:
Code: [Select]
nautilusReply: ''nautilus: error while loading shared libraries: libEGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory''
Code: [Select]
nautilus --new-windowReply: ''same''
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Rich on December 23, 2025, 12:54:26 PM
Hi Onktebong
Try installing  libEGL.tcz
Title: Re: No file explorer?
Post by: Onktebong on December 23, 2025, 01:47:26 PM
Try installing  libEGL.tcz

Computer says no (unfortunately).
I'll now uninstall Nautilus and use mc or emelfm2 or one of the other great suggestions. Thank you.