File extensions such as .Jpg .and .ogg, and issues with association.
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VLC is set to open the folders (Home, desktop, documents etc) in the Places menu. How to reset this?
So I downloaded something with Kget and somehow set all the folders in the Places menu to open in VLC rather than in the default file manager. How do I clear this?
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Change all associations from gedit to another application
I started using Sublime Text 2 a week or so ago and I loved it so much I've spent $60 on it and now want to use it for everything.
Gedit currently has ownership of most of the text file associations. ...
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“The location is not a folder” error when opening files
I'm aware of this other question and i'm making a new one because that solutions there were not enough for my problem.
I installed xfce and pcmanfm on top of my vanilla ubuntu 10.10 installation.
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Where are file associations stored?
How Ubuntu or any other Linux systems store file associations?
Is there some /etc/asscociations file? or something?
I know that I can right click on file and change it via "open with". But I'm just ...
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What is the relationship between MIME types and File .extensions?
I may have the wrong idea here, but I thought that:
MIME types are identifying codes, embedded inside a file.
File .extensions are idenifying codes, suffixed to the file's name.
I thought, from ...
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How to associate a file type within Wine with a native application?
For example, I want all avi files to be associated with mplayer in Wine
mplayer /home/user/myvideo.avi
Edit from Oli: I believe this this actually the inverse of what most people would assume from ...
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Web browser downloads only open target folders - cannot open files
After installing xubuntu packages in order to check xfce, I reverted back to gnome2.
During the first login, I noticed that thunar was now selected as the default file manager.
Preferred applications ...
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How to associate file extension (not file type) for a particular application?
I use taskcoach to create a list of my tasks.
The data I entered was saved, say, in tasks.tsk on my Desktop. Internally, this is an XML file of specific structure.
Now whenever I open it, it opens ...
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How can I deal with file association in different application(not in Nautilus)?
Maybe i don't understand the system.
Upgraded to (reinstalled) Ubuntu 11.04.
Is there any way the applications can use something that i set in nautilus, or it's just a wrong idea about the usage?
In ...
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How can I eliminate wine application options from Thunar's context menu?
I have Xfce and in Thunar file association are changing randomly, to wine applications
like jpeg and png to Internet Explorer and mp3 to Windows Media Player. I change it back to gpicview and Totem ...
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How does Ubuntu create “user-defined” file associations?
I'm afraid my question's gonna look like a rant, but I'm really curious how such terrible setting have got created.
According to this answer, any customizations that you make are stored in your home ...
