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Substitute Thunar by PCManFM?

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http://crunchbang.org – Since i'm new to Crunchbang and moreover a simple user (not a linux-addicted or so) here comes my, may a bit stupid, question:From years with LXDE on a Powerbook (G4) i'm used to pcmanfm and for some aspects i like it a lot (very clean, simple and easy). Now, i'm unsure, if it is possible - and reasonable - to substitute thunar by pcmanfm sicunce i'm under the impression thunar in crunchbang is reponsible for mounting/unmounting drives, e.g. and may be also other things (pcmanfm is not doing in lxde environment).What say the crunchbang "gurus"?TIAPS. If it would o (HowTos)

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