{"id":4906,"date":"2015-04-23T14:23:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T14:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=4906"},"modified":"2015-04-23T14:23:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T14:23:53","slug":"double-click-open-file-eos-freya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2015\/04\/double-click-open-file-eos-freya\/","title":{"rendered":"Double-Click to open a File\/Folder in Elementary OS Freya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/elementary-os-logo-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/elementary-os-logo-icon.png\" alt=\"Elementary OS Freya\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/elementary-os-logo-icon.png 245w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/elementary-os-logo-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The default file browser in Elementary OS Freya uses single-click to open files and folders, though there&#8217;s no option to change this preference.<\/p>\n<p>For those who would like to use double-click to open an item in the file browser, there&#8217;s a graphical configuration tool called <b>Elementary Tweaks<\/b> that may help.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Install Elementary Tweaks in Freya<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The developer is maintaining <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~mpstark\/+archive\/ubuntu\/elementary-tweaks-daily\/\" target=\"_blank\">a PPA<\/a> with the latest packages for this tool.<\/p>\n<p>Though the 14.04 build is failed at the moment of writing this tutorial, we can download an earlier version at PPA&#8217;s ftp download page:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ppa.launchpad.net\/mpstark\/elementary-tweaks-daily\/ubuntu\/pool\/main\/e\/elementary-tweaks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Download Elementary Tweaks (.DEB)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Depends on your OS type, select download:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For 64-bit eOS Freya, download:\n<ul>\n<li>elementary-tweaks-dbg_x.x.x~ubuntu14.04.1_amd64.deb<\/li>\n<li>elementary-tweaks_x.x.x~ubuntu14.04.1_amd64.deb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For 32-bit eOS Freya, download:\n<ul>\n<li>elementary-tweaks-dbg_x.x.x~ubuntu14.04.1_i386.deb<\/li>\n<li>elementary-tweaks_x.x.x~ubuntu14.04.1_i386.deb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then install them one by one, in below order, by opening the .deb package with Software Center:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>elementary-tweaks_x.x.x~ubuntu14.04.1_i386\/amd64.deb<\/li>\n<li>elementary-tweaks-dbg_x.x.x~ubuntu14.04.1_i386\/amd64.deb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2. Disable single-click and enable double-click<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After installing Elementary Tweaks, open <b>System Settings<\/b> from the dock at the bottom of your screen and then click the <b>Tweaks<\/b> icon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/open-elementary-tweaks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/open-elementary-tweaks-580.jpg\" alt=\"open-elementary-tweaks-580\" width=\"580\" height=\"403\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/open-elementary-tweaks-580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/open-elementary-tweaks-580-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the next page, select <b>Files<\/b> from left pane, and finally disable Single Click by clicking the toggle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/enable-double-click.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/enable-double-click-580.jpg\" alt=\"enable-double-click-580\" width=\"580\" height=\"403\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/enable-double-click-580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/enable-double-click-580-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The default file browser in Elementary OS Freya uses single-click to open files and folders, though there&#8217;s no option to change this preference. 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