diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/RevealFileAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/RevealFileAction.java
index aa929d43c63b..4294e1d3df85 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/RevealFileAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/RevealFileAction.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class RevealFileAction extends DumbAwareAction {
 
   @NotNull
   public static String getActionName() {
-    return SystemInfo.isMac ? "Reveal in Finder" : "Show in " + SystemInfo.getFileManagerName();
+    return SystemInfo.isMac ? "Reveal in Finder" : "Show in " + ShowFilePathAction.getFileManagerName();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ShowFilePathAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ShowFilePathAction.java
index c45f38bc41d7..22776d256dd6 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ShowFilePathAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ShowFilePathAction.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopupFactory;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.ListPopup;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.PopupStep;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.util.BaseListPopupStep;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.AtomicNotNullLazyValue;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.NotNullLazyValue;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.JarFileSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
@@ -59,17 +59,51 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 public class ShowFilePathAction extends AnAction {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#com.intellij.ide.actions.ShowFilePathAction");
 
-  private static NotNullLazyValue<Boolean> hasNautilusV3 = new NotNullLazyValue<Boolean>() {
+  private static NotNullLazyValue<Boolean> canUseNautilus = new NotNullLazyValue<Boolean>() {
     @NotNull
     @Override
     protected Boolean compute() {
-      final String version = ExecUtil.execAndReadLine("nautilus", "--version");
+      if (!SystemInfo.isUnix || !SystemInfo.hasXdgMime() || !new File("/usr/bin/nautilus").canExecute()) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      String fileManager = ExecUtil.execAndReadLine("xdg-mime", "query", "default", "inode/directory");
+      if (fileManager == null || !fileManager.contains("nautilus.desktop")) return false;
+
+      String version = ExecUtil.execAndReadLine("nautilus", "--version");
       if (version == null) return false;
-      final Matcher m = Pattern.compile("GNOME nautilus ([0-9.]+)").matcher(version);
+
+      Matcher m = Pattern.compile("GNOME nautilus ([0-9.]+)").matcher(version);
       return m.find() && StringUtil.compareVersionNumbers(m.group(1), "3") >= 0;
     }
   };
 
+  private static final NotNullLazyValue<String> fileManagerName = new AtomicNotNullLazyValue<String>() {
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    protected String compute() {
+      if (SystemInfo.isMac) {
+        return "Finder";
+      }
+
+      if (SystemInfo.isWindows) {
+        return "Explorer";
+      }
+
+      if (SystemInfo.isUnix && SystemInfo.hasXdgMime()) {
+        String fileManager = ExecUtil.execAndReadLine("xdg-mime", "query", "default", "inode/directory");
+        if (fileManager != null) {
+          Matcher m = Pattern.compile("(.+)\\.desktop").matcher(fileManager);
+          if (m.find()) {
+            return StringUtil.capitalize(m.group(1));
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      return "File Manager";
+    }
+  };
+
   @Override
   public void update(final AnActionEvent e) {
     if (SystemInfo.isMac || !isSupported()) {
@@ -180,7 +214,12 @@ public class ShowFilePathAction extends AnAction {
   public static boolean isSupported() {
     return SystemInfo.isWindows ||
            Desktop.isDesktopSupported() && Desktop.getDesktop().isSupported(Desktop.Action.OPEN) ||
-           SystemInfo.hasXdgOpen() || SystemInfo.hasNautilus();
+           SystemInfo.hasXdgOpen() || canUseNautilus.getValue();
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  public static String getFileManagerName() {
+    return fileManagerName.getValue();
   }
 
   /** @deprecated use {@linkplain #openFile(java.io.File)} (to remove in IDEA 13) */
@@ -224,7 +263,7 @@ public class ShowFilePathAction extends AnAction {
     }
   }
 
-  private static void doOpen(@NotNull final File dir, @Nullable final File toSelect) throws IOException, ExecutionException {
+  private static void doOpen(@NotNull File dir, @Nullable File toSelect) throws IOException, ExecutionException {
     if (SystemInfo.isWindows) {
       String cmd;
       if (toSelect != null) {
@@ -253,23 +292,15 @@ public class ShowFilePathAction extends AnAction {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (Registry.is("ide.use.nautilus3") && SystemInfo.hasNautilus() && hasNautilusV3.getValue()) {
-      if (toSelect != null) {
-        new GeneralCommandLine("nautilus", toSelect.getAbsolutePath()).createProcess();
-      }
-      else {
-        new GeneralCommandLine("nautilus", dir.getAbsolutePath()).createProcess();
-      }
+    if (canUseNautilus.getValue()) {
+      new GeneralCommandLine("nautilus", (toSelect != null ? toSelect : dir).getAbsolutePath()).createProcess();
       return;
     }
 
-    final String path = dir.getAbsolutePath();
+    String path = dir.getAbsolutePath();
     if (SystemInfo.hasXdgOpen()) {
       new GeneralCommandLine("/usr/bin/xdg-open", path).createProcess();
     }
-    else if (SystemInfo.hasNautilus()) {
-      new GeneralCommandLine("nautilus", path).createProcess();
-    }
     else if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported() && Desktop.getDesktop().isSupported(Desktop.Action.OPEN)) {
       Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File(path));
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ShowLogAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ShowLogAction.java
index ed5914b49483..3b3ca49a6510 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ShowLogAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ShowLogAction.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ public class ShowLogAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
 
   @NotNull
   public static String getActionName() {
-    return "Reveal Log in " + SystemInfo.getFileManagerName();
+    return SystemInfo.isMac ? "Reveal in Finder" : "Show in " + ShowFilePathAction.getFileManagerName();
   }
 }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileEditor/impl/EditorsSplitters.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileEditor/impl/EditorsSplitters.java
index ec0024bcf658..f33b29e377d1 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileEditor/impl/EditorsSplitters.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileEditor/impl/EditorsSplitters.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl;
 
+import com.intellij.ide.actions.ShowFilePathAction;
 import com.intellij.ide.ui.UISettings;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.KeyboardShortcut;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.Shortcut;
@@ -42,9 +43,7 @@ import com.intellij.ui.components.JBPanel;
 import com.intellij.ui.docking.DockManager;
 import com.intellij.ui.tabs.JBTabs;
 import com.intellij.util.Alarm;
-import com.intellij.util.IconUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.PairFunction;
-import com.intellij.util.PlatformUtils;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ArrayListSet;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ public class EditorsSplitters extends JBPanel {
       painter.appendLine("Open a file by name with " + getActionShortcutText("GotoFile")).smaller().withBullet()
         .appendLine("Open Recent files with " + getActionShortcutText("RecentFiles")).smaller().withBullet()
         .appendLine("Open Navigation Bar with " + getActionShortcutText("ShowNavBar")).smaller().withBullet()
-        .appendLine("Drag'n'Drop file(s) here from " + SystemInfo.getFileManagerName()).smaller().withBullet()
+        .appendLine("Drag'n'Drop file(s) here from " + ShowFilePathAction.getFileManagerName()).smaller().withBullet()
         .draw(g, new PairFunction<Integer, Integer, Pair<Integer, Integer>>() {
           @Override
           public Pair<Integer, Integer> fun(Integer width, Integer height) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/misc/registry.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/misc/registry.properties
index 6ccbbc5c6401..98b94dc97fff 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/misc/registry.properties
@@ -238,10 +238,6 @@ enable.animation.on.dialogs=false
 type.ahead.logging.enabled=false
 fast.tree.expand.in.structure.view=false
 
-ide.use.nautilus3=true
-# suppress inspection "UnusedProperty"
-ide.use.nautilus3.description=Use Nautilus (if available) for 'Show fine in %OS_file_manager_name%' actions.
-
 ide.goto.implementation.show.interfaces=true
 # suppress inspection "UnusedProperty"
 ide.goto.implementation.show.interfaces.description=Whether to show sub-interfaces when invoking\
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/SystemInfo.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/SystemInfo.java
index 98ef2813fad9..028862694925 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/SystemInfo.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/SystemInfo.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ public class SystemInfo extends SystemInfoRt {
     return ourHasXdgOpen.getValue();
   }
 
+  private static final NotNullLazyValue<Boolean> ourHasXdgMime = new AtomicNotNullLazyValue<Boolean>() {
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    protected Boolean compute() {
+      return isUnix && new File("/usr/bin/xdg-mime").canExecute();
+    }
+  };
+  public static boolean hasXdgMime() {
+    return ourHasXdgOpen.getValue();
+  }
+
   private static final NotNullLazyValue<Boolean> hasNautilus = new AtomicNotNullLazyValue<Boolean>() {
     @NotNull
     @Override
@@ -100,11 +111,12 @@ public class SystemInfo extends SystemInfoRt {
       return isUnix && new File("/usr/bin/nautilus").canExecute();
     }
   };
+  /** @deprecated implementation details (to remove in IDEA 13) */
   public static boolean hasNautilus() {
     return hasNautilus.getValue();
   }
 
-  /** @deprecated use {@linkplain #getFileManagerName()} (to remove in IDEA 13) */
+  /** @deprecated implementation details (to remove in IDEA 13) */
   public static final String nativeFileManagerName = "File Manager";
   private static final NotNullLazyValue<String> ourFileManagerName = new AtomicNotNullLazyValue<String>() {
     @NotNull
@@ -112,11 +124,10 @@ public class SystemInfo extends SystemInfoRt {
     protected String compute() {
       return isMac ? "Finder" :
              isWindows ? "Explorer" :
-             hasNautilus() ? "Nautilus" :
              "File Manager";
     }
   };
-  @NotNull
+  /** @deprecated implementation details (to remove in IDEA 13) */
   public static String getFileManagerName() {
     return ourFileManagerName.getValue();
   }
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/configurable/VcsGeneralConfigurationPanel.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/configurable/VcsGeneralConfigurationPanel.java
index 02bad656ef2c..c9bfa4baeaa3 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/configurable/VcsGeneralConfigurationPanel.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/configurable/VcsGeneralConfigurationPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.vcs.configurable;
 
+import com.intellij.ide.actions.ShowFilePathAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.SearchableConfigurable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public class VcsGeneralConfigurationPanel implements SearchableConfigurable {
 
     myPromptsPanel.setSize(myPromptsPanel.getPreferredSize());                           // todo check text!
     myOnPatchCreation.setName((SystemInfo.isMac ? "Reveal patch in" : "Show patch in ") +
-                              SystemInfo.getFileManagerName() + " after creation:");
+                              ShowFilePathAction.getFileManagerName() + " after creation:");
   }
 
   public void apply() throws ConfigurationException {