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change icons to list view default directory view

Asked by Chuck598

Would like to change the folder view from the default of icons to list (details)
Thank you ,
Chuck

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Nautilus menu: Edit → Preferences → Views

View new folders using: ...

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Chuck598 (chuck598) said : 		#2

Would like to change the directory folder view in ubuntu lunix from the default of icons to list (details).

I did this once before some time ago but totally forgot how I did it?

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#3

http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/nautilus-presentation.html.en

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Chuck598 (chuck598) said : 		#4

My question was how to change the directory view in folders from Icon view to list view.

OK, my mind did have a senior moment, well, several as I did this:
open a directory folder
went to edid
went to preferences & changed DEFAULT View to list view.
That simple & I just spaced it
Thank you,
Chuck