Xubuntu: Disks utility (palimpsest) and Gparted not showing up anywhere after installation

Question

So I've downloaded Gparted and Disks from the software center. According to software center, they've both installed successfully... but they're nowhere to be found.

Even in my terminal:

$ palimpsest
palimpsest: command not found

I've looked in usr/bin... no "palimpsest", no "gnome-disk-utility".

In usr/share/gnome-disk-utility there's a bunch of .ui files.

According to Software Center, both programs are now installed in my computer, but it seems I've no way to find them. I've tried re-installing and restarting.

I'm on Xubuntu 32 bit.

Solution 1

As in AJefferiss's answer, it's gnome-disks, nowadays.

Compare the file contents list of the package in 12.04 with the one in 12.10. It appears that palimpsest has been renamed to gnome-disks, without leaving a symbolic link behind. I'm surprised to see that last part has happened.

Usually, the developers leave a link there to preserve compatibility. Well, my feeling about this is right, because, there you go, it's a bug!

• LP Bug #1041665: gnome-disk-utility is missing palimpsest (renamed to gnome-disks)

^{Make sure to mark yourself affected there by this bug if you feel this should be solved. At the moment of writing this has a very low priority and is unassigned...}

Solution 2

You should be able to find this utility as "Disks" under the Settings Manager. Otherwise, the command you want is gnome-disks.

Comments

[Admin]

Install them again using the Terminal.

[Admin]

Strange: if I log in using "XFCE session" then disks shows up in my applications finder. But not in a "Xubuntu session".

[Admin]

Some Gnome software is "hidden" in some sessions. I saw a question about that (how to hide software in one session but not in others) but I can't remember it.

[Admin]

hm. well I like the vanilla XFCE look and as far as I can tell everything that comes with the xubuntu package is available from an XFCE session, so I guess I'll just stick to XFCE sessions.

[gertvdijk]

-1. No need to downgrade versions; the application has just renamed. See the other answers.