For questions concerning the default programs Ubuntu uses to open different file types or handle certain tasks, particularly how to configure them.
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Default app - raring ringtail
I have installed Kompozer to edit my website. Before I could right click on an html file and open it with Kompozer, but since I've upgraded to 13.04 I cannot find it in the app list menu. I've ...
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How to I add a command to be available from the auto run box for DVD videos?
In System Settings --> Details --> Removable Media there are drop downs to let you select what to do when you insert various media types.
I've written some scripts called things like ripmovie ...
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Can ubuntu for tablet run all the windows programs? [closed]
I'm referring in particular to programs like photoshop. And what about games for windows?
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How to set Quodlibet as default music player?
I am interested in having Quodlibet show up in the "Default Applications" menu in System Settings > Details, how can I do this?
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Change Xubuntu's default text editor globally
There's a lot of tutorials on how to change the default text editor in Unity and Gnome. There's none for Xubuntu/XFCE.
How do I change all mousepad's associations to sublime text?
I know I could ...
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how can I change file association globally?
gedit is set by default to open about any source file. I've gone through the file properties and changed default application to VIM for C and C++ files.
I'd need to do this for any source file I open ...
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Is there any application for editing the file type associations? [duplicate]
Somehow, on my computer at work the default application for JPG files is ... wine !
Wine is not even installed anymore.
I can "open with" other applications.
But no matter what i've tried "wine" ...
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Why isn't gksu in 13.04? [duplicate]
I don't know if this is a bug or it's their decision? but why isn't it installed by default?
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Can Microsoft Access files be edit in Ubuntu?
I am planning on making a new system of 6 computers for an office and wanted to use Ubuntu as the main OS.
They use to access for their invoices (back on Windows XP) and I wanted to know if there ...
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Baobab: disable graphical respresentation on the right?
in the disk space analyzer Baobab, the graphical representation on the right part occupies very much space.
How can I disable it?
Thanks.
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Set Shotwell Photo Viewer to Default Photo Viewing Application [closed]
I've an issue when I try to set the Shotwell Photo Viewer to default.
When I right-click on an image there is Open With and right there Shotwell Photo Viewer exists, though you can't set it as ...
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Why does xdg-open text_file differ from sudo -u me xdg-open text_file?
If I run the following command, the text file opens in my preferred editor (kate).
$ xdg-open /path/to/text/file
However, if I try the following, where sparhawk is my username, I get several ...
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Checking version of package without installing
I am undecided about whether to install the default-jdk java
development package or the tarball from sun. How do I check
the version information in the default-jdk or other package
without actually ...
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Is there a program or somehow to get mousekeys on Ubuntu 12.04
Mousekeys is a feature on Windows that allows you to press buttons on your keyboard and your mouse goes to in a certain direction and certain distance.
Is there a program or built in feature like ...
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Opening .docx attachments in Firefox using LibreOffice
I'm trying to open .docx files from the Outlook Web App, viewed in Firefox, with LibreOffice. LibreOffice is installed on my computer and the default application for opening .docx files. What's more, ...
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How can I prevent software from becoming default?
I recently installed SMPlayer and it became default without even asking, is there a way to prevent software doing this?
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Double-clicking on .md or .mkd or .markdown files doesn't open them in ReText but in the default text editor
I installed ReText 3.1.3* and all suggested dependencies on Lubuntu 12.10 using apt-get.
If I run touch ~/Desktop/abcd.md, and subsequently double-click on abcd.md in PCManFM or on its icon on the ...
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Why can't I easily open .py files with IDLE using right click?
I have visited this question and tried everything mentioned with no success:
How do I set IDLE as default editor for python scripts
Ubuntu 12.04
Python 2.7
IDLE(Using Python-2.7)
When I ...
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Open documents, ppt and excel sheets directly into google docs/driver
I do not want to use libreoffice and not able to find lightweight alternative for excel and ppt viewers.
So could you please tell me how can trick nautilus to open these files directly into google ...
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How to change default behavior when iPod is plugged in?
Right now when I plug in my iPod, Clementine opens and starts playing, which is annoying because I prefer to manage my iPod using Rhythmbox which has a "sync" feature that Clementine (AFAIK) is ...
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Empathy Notifications ? How open Emphaty from envelope?
Well no, was no similar question. Ok somebody start to chat me, I got envelope. When I click on it Telepathy not Empathy opens, always. Well Empathy looks better and has nicer UI. How to make Empathy ...
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Change MTP default action when connecting to Ubuntu
The first time I've connected my smartphone to Ubuntu, it asked me about the default action each time I'll connect it.
Now the default action is to open nautilus.
How do I change it to not do ...
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How to open the default GUI text editor in Ubuntu or Lubuntu via a script?
I have a script that uses gedit to open text file in Ubuntu. That script does not work under Lubuntu. What command is required to execute the default text editor?
I want to make the script usable ...
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Setting default application in gnome3? [duplicate]
Question:
I want to set the default program for .exe files to mono-runtime.
Right now, Ubuntu wants to open it with MonoDevelop, which is pointless.
So I right-click on the .exe file, and choose ...
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Setting a file types default program to be a Jar file
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. I have a file with an extension .sbd and I have a jar file (that I've written) that can open these extensions. However, I want to be able to click on the .sbd file and have the ...
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Open file from terminal in specific application
I use xdg-open a lot in the terminal; this opens a file in the default application. However, sometimes I'd like to open a file in a different (non-default) application. Is there a way to achieve this ...
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How does one show all applications when choosing an application to open a file with?
I am trying to open a file of an unknown type (Pokemon Gold.gbc). I double click it and get the message "Could not display '/home/josh/Downloads/Pokemon ROMS/Pokemon Gold.gbc'. The file is of an ...
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Set emacs -nw as default editor
When editing files like sudoers, I want to use emacs instead of nano. So I ran this command
sudo update-alternatives --config editor
And I selected emacs. The only issue is I like emacs in no ...
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How do I remove ace-of-penguins without removing lubuntu-desktop?
I desperately need to get more disk space and I thought I should remove ace-of-penguins. But when I try to remove it in Synaptic it wants me to mark lubuntu-desktop for removal as well. (This also ...
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How do you set your Default Bittorrent Application?
Additional details are:
OS = 12.10
Present Default Torrent Application = qBittorrent
Preferred Default Torrent Application = Vuze
My main area in of which I'm looking for advise is magnet links. ...
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I want an alternative program for IDM [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can someone recommend a download manager?
I want an alternative program for IDM ( internet download manager ) on ubuntu ??
or how can I setup idm on ubuntu ??
i want A ...
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Changing Python default in 12.04 LTS
I have downloaded and installed python 3.2.3 for Ubuntu/Debian. Also IDLE IDE for 3.2.3.
If I execute IDLE for 3.2.3 explicitely, 3.2.3 runs under IDLE and all is well.
But if I go to a terminal ...
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Different default application depending on file's executable permission flag?
How can I make jar files behave like shell files? When I try to open a shell file with the executable permission flag set, I get this dialog:
I would like the same behavior for jar files, except with ...
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Instant Messenger for Ubuntu and Windows
Does anyone know if there is an instant messenger that can (easily) be installed and work on both Windows (7) and Ubuntu?
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Setting default application to open files through FileZilla?
I have installed Sublime Text 2. I have set all the default files to open with this. However, when I open a file from my server using FileZilla (by right-clicking and file and then click "View/Edit") ...
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Stardict config is not working
I set Stardict to autostart at startup with option -h (hidden mode) and set scanning key to Alt+Ctrl (translates word if select text and press Alt+Ctrl). My problem is sometimes Stardict's config is ...
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How I can apply the same effect to multiple pictures at the same time by GIMP?
If I have many pictures and want to do the same effect or the same change to all these pictures by GIMP,Is there is easier method to do this instead of applying the effect to the pictures picture by ...
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Changing default application
I have recently installed Sublime text 2 and I must say it's one of the best text editors I've ever used or even seen in use.
So I managed to install everything and added to the unity menu and also ...
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Opening any file with any other Program
Okay, I have the following problem:
I have a file (.jnlp, but that isn't important) that I want to open with a certain program (javaws). The problem is that the program I want to open it with is not ...
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Default gnome browser opens start page
Irritatingly, when I click a link in an application (I use Quassel), firefox opens the default start page.
I have a somewhat non-standard configuration setup. I am using a nightly build of firefox, ...
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Set default app for opening an extension [closed]
I am using Linux Mint 13 with Cinnamon.
I have a problem setting an application to open a file with some extension when the application is actually only extracted, not really installed using apt-ger ...
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Music lense does not play music through default music player
I have set Rhythmbox as my default music player through System Settings > Details, but when I browse and play music from the Unity dash, Banshee opens up and plays the music. How can I have Rhythmbox ...
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Default App for opening videos is SMPlayer, then why videos are being opened in Movie Player?
I prefer smplayer over the movie-player to view videos on my 12.04.1. So I have set the default application for opening the videos as 'smplayer' under "Default Applications>>Video" .
But the ...
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How do I get .xcf files to open in GIMP instead of Inkscape by default?
For some reason, whenever I double-click a .xcf file in Nautilus or open it from the dash, the file tries to load in Inkscape (with an error message) instead of in GIMP by default. I have both ...
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How to clean and add options to the Open With list of apps
After installing several PPAs (Wine, PoL) and opening several files with other apps (Like changing from Totem to VLC) I discovered that the Open With option had 2 problems:
Many items on the list ...
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How can I replace Rhythmbox with Banshee?
I have just upgraded to 12.04 and I'm not happy that the integrated music player is once again Rhythmbox. I much prefer Banshee and would prefer to have it as the default music player in the same ...
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Why does Firefox try to use Gedit to open .deb files
I am running Firefox 15 on Ubuntu 12.04.
If I go to a website with a .deb link, Firefox downloads the file, then tries to open it with gedit. If I use Nautilus to open the .deb file, it runs it in ...
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Synchronize default applications between Ubuntu installations
I want to find a way to synchronize the default application preferences for Ubuntu between multiple installations. For example, if I choose Geany as the default text editor for .js files, I want it to ...
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Google Calendar as Default Handler of iCal/ICS files
I would like for Google Calendar to open ICS files when I open them. In a way analogous to how Gmail can be set to be the default handler for mailto: links.
More specifically, I would like for ...
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Default program for opening .pro Qt project files
I would like to set Qt Creator (the one which is in the Nokia Qt SDK, not the one in Canonical PPAs) as the default program to open .pro Qt project files. But it appears that my Ubuntu install (12.04 ...
