[localhost ᒤᕞᕹᓸ]# pacman -Sii thunar
Repository : extra
Name : thunar
Version : 1.6.12-1
Description : Modern file manager for Xfce
Architecture : x86_64
URL : http://thunar.xfce.org
Licenses : GPL2 LGPL2.1
Groups : xfce4
Provides : None
Depends On : desktop-file-utils libexif hicolor-icon-theme libnotify libgudev gtk2 exo libxfce4util libxfce4ui libpng
Optional Deps : gvfs: for trash support, mounting with udisk and remote filesystems
xfce4-panel: for trash applet
tumbler: for thumbnail previews
thunar-volman: manages removable devices
thunar-archive-plugin: create and deflate archives
thunar-media-tags-plugin: view/edit id3/ogg tags
Required By : thunar-archive-plugin thunar-media-tags-plugin thunar-volman xfdesktop
Optional For : None
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 880.70 KiB
Installed Size : 5166.00 KiB
Packager : Evangelos Foutras <[email protected]>
Build Date : Friday 30 June 2017 06:31:04 PM CDT
MD5 Sum : d15011a04885956b9cb0978d2bc18010
SHA-256 Sum : b1d908f0e7ab91420ac566b75d24fbe1621bfbaf5c4bd193507c9fe0df719e16
Signatures : 51E8B148A9999C34
Thunar needs gvfs for mounting support, as it is listed under optional dependancies. Same with pcmanfm. Dolphin's support is run through the underlying kde packages necessary to intall any kde program/app.
Gnome lets you choose and pick what you want/need. Kde is a whole package that shares its resources/support through its base. Difference in philosophies. /shrug
Here is a list of gvfs optional packages:
[localhost ᒤᕞᕹᓸ]# pacman -Ss gvfs
extra/gvfs 1.34.1-1 (gnome) [installed]
Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO
extra/gvfs-afc 1.34.1-1 (gnome) [installed]
Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (AFC backend; Apple mobile devices)
extra/gvfs-goa 1.34.1-1 (gnome)
Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (Gnome Online Accounts backend; cloud storage)
extra/gvfs-google 1.34.1-1 (gnome)
Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (Google Drive backend)
extra/gvfs-gphoto2 1.34.1-1 (gnome) [installed]
Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (gphoto2 backend; PTP camera, MTP media player)
extra/gvfs-mtp 1.34.1-1 (gnome) [installed]
Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (MTP backend; Android, media player)
extra/gvfs-nfs 1.34.1-1 (gnome) [installed]
Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (NFS backend)
extra/gvfs-smb 1.34.1-1 (gnome) [installed]
Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (SMB/CIFS backend; Windows client)