Is it possible to disable Thunar from autostarting with XFCE?
I can't find where it's starting from.
It's not listed in the "Session and Startup" settings.
It's not in .config/autostart either.
Is it hardcoded?

Try looking at /etc/xdg/autostart

Thanks for the tip.
It's not there but there is a whole bunch of shit I wasn't aware of and some of it is not even starting (or at least I don't see it anywhere) like network manager.
And why the hell do I need blueman when I don't have any bluetooth devices?

Linux, and even X11 used to be simple, and one know what was where.
Config files were text and human readable.
Now it's all turning into same shit as Windows.
Config files are scattered all over the place, million places to autostart stuff that's not needed.
Shitty XML config files that are no longer human readable all over the place.

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Thunar is started by xfce4-session, same as some other parts (xfwm, xfce4-panel, ...). It is not simple to disable it, if possible at all, and I take that to mean these are essential parts of the Xfce desktop environment.

You can (and should) disable autostart of stuff you don't need, like blueman, either at the user level (you can use Settings > Session and Startup), or at the system level by removing entries from /etc/xdg/autostart.

Linux and X11 are still simple (relatively). Nobody is being forced to use Xfce, KDE, etc. (At least not on Slackware.) We use them because we like what they do, and are willing to live with the complexity that is necessary for all that to work.

Hardcoded? I don't think so. Take a look at ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml. You'll see there something like this:

I haven't tried what you mention, but I modified this file to remove the xfce4 panel and window manager and use compiz and cairo-dock instead. I suppose that by removing the entry, Thunar won't be loaded. YMMV.

If you don't have the file in your ~/.config directory, copy it from /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml.

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Thanks for trying. It was, if not helpful, then at least somewhat supportive

The rest of your reply is just a propaganda BS.

Nobody is forced to use Linux in general. But we use it because we like it and also need it to get work done. And we need stuff like XFCE or KDE because doing gui stuff from a terminal is kind of awkward.
And no we are not willing to live with the complexity, especially if that complexity is just a brain fart of incompetent developers that should have been questioned and yelled at as soon as they showed up with some of these idiotic ideas (like the trillion XML config files in some gtk stuff, don't remember whether is was gconf or something else because I deleted it as soon as I saw that insanity).

Thanks for the tip.
I have the file but Thunar is not listed there.