# Nemo "open in terminal" does not work

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 7, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618 "2018-06-07T12:15:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![wAuner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/wauner/32/216_2.png) [@wAuner](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/wAuner)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618/1 "2018-06-07T12:15:04Z")

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Hi,

I’m using nemo as my default file manager.  
However, the button “open in terminal” does not open tilix, instead nothing happens when I click it. If I remember correctly, it did work on my laptop.  
Is there a place where I set this up? Open in terminal works correctly in nautilus.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618/2 "2018-06-07T12:27:04Z")

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Seems the default is to open gnome-terminal

Odd. Very odd. Found this on Unix SE… so have an experiment with the gsettings key that it mentions

> <https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/336368/how-to-configure-nemos-right-click-open-in-terminal-to-launch-gnome-terminal>

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**Author:** ![wAuner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/wauner/32/216_2.png) [@wAuner](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/wAuner)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618/3 "2018-06-07T12:54:22Z")

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hey, thanks for your reply.  
I’ve tried to set it via  
`gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec 'tilix'`  
suggested [here](https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1406) as well as

`gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec tilix`

But in both cases I get this message:

```auto
GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend. Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.

(process:5633): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: unknown schema extension 'd'

(process:5633): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: unknown schema extension 'd'

```

and the value does not get saved. any idea?

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**Author:** ![wAuner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/wauner/32/216_2.png) [@wAuner](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/wAuner)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618/4 "2018-06-07T12:57:49Z")

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I’ve installed gnome-terminal and nemo opens that. so I’ll have to change the gsettings for `org.cinnamon.desktop.default-applications.terminal` somehow.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618/5 "2018-06-07T13:24:29Z")

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A quick Google for the memory message reveals a variety of possible causes. I don’t know what your setup is. For example do you have a different python installed from default? Do you have custom binaries that you have built?

This?

> <https://askubuntu.com/questions/761661/ubuntu-16-04-glib-gio-message-using-the-memory-gsettings-backend>

The tilix gsettings is definitely the way to go here.

Maybe you can use dconf-editor to edit that value manually

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**Author:** ![wAuner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/wauner/32/216_2.png) [@wAuner](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/wAuner)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618/6 "2018-06-07T16:03:33Z")

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I got it, thanks! I’ve also came across something matplotlib related, but I thought that can’t be related.  
The problem was that my anaconda env with python 3 was the first python in my path.

So here is the full solution:

1. make sure the default python is the first in your path
2. then run `gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec tilix`

After that it worked.  
Btw the terminal shortcut `ctrl + alt + t` does often not work. Do you have any idea why?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-open-in-terminal-does-not-work/618/7 "2018-06-07T16:11:16Z")

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well found!

For ctrl + alt + t see this thread … and suggestion [Volume up-down, calculator, ctr-ALTl T, windows key +A and more, not working anymore](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/volume-up-down-calculator-ctr-altl-t-windows-key-a-and-more-not-working-anymore/140/73?u=fossfreedom)