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

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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.

Best Answer

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!

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...