Xubuntu Thunar file manager just exits

The 8.10 version of Xubuntu ships with a broken Thunar. If you run it from the console, it will exit with a Segmentation Fault.

The issue was discussed and fixed here
A bug report has been filed here

The fix is to either rebuild the packages yourself or get rebuilt ones using one of the options below.

Update from PPCLinux repository

We have created a repository on ppclinux.info to try and make it easier to update your Xubuntu system. The repository is untested, so please try it and let us know if all goes well (you can email leslieviljoen or post in the forum). Here's how to use the repository:

1. Add the repository GPG key to your apt keyring like so (run in a terminal):

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 0x43A9AD6C
gpg --armor --export 0x43A9AD6C | sudo apt-key add -

2. Run Synaptic 

-> Settings -> Repositories -> Third-Party Software -> Add

..and add the following APT line: 

deb http://www.ppclinux.co.uk/repo binary/

Now click on Reload and Mark All Upgrades, then Apply, and Xfdesktop and Thunar should be listed as upgrades for you to install. After the install the crashing problems should go away. If there is an official Ubuntu update of these packages at any point, they will automatically take precedence over these packages.

Note: while the packages are signed, we provide no warranty for them, so install them at your own risk.

Alternative: Download the packages

If the repository doesn't work for you, you can still download the packages from Mediafire.

1. Click here and download the packages, all to the same directory
2. In a console, in the download directory, do:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

If you get dependency errors, install the dependencies and try again like so:

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg -i *.deb