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How to make all filetypes open in a certain program?

I want every filetype to open in Leafpad. I tried to edit /usr/share/applications/defaults.list to associate file types. But I want all filetypes to open in a certain program, with maybe something ...
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Associate .mm files with Freeplane

I use Freeplane mind-mapping software. It creates .mm files which Nautilus reports as Troff MM input document. I want to be able to open a file with Freeplane by double-clicking it in Nautilus. I ...
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associating files with same MIME but different file extensions to differentt applications

How can I associate files with same MIME but different extensions to different applications. For example both .maff & .zip files have application/zip MIME ; But I need to open .maff by Firefox and ...
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Remove Wine's Notepad from “Open With” options

A few facts: I use Wine. Wine ships its own version of Notepad. For some files, this copy of Notepad has somehow become associated. There is no possibility of me ever actually wanting to open anything ...
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How to associate all file types within Wine with its corresponding native application?

This is easily done for a single file type, as answered in How to associate a file type within Wine with a native application?, by creating a .reg for the desired filetype. But this is for AVI only. I ...
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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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Firefox application associations not working

No matter what changes i make to file associations (actions) in the 'Applications' tab in Firefox, they're totally ignored. For example, i set .wmv and .avi files to open with 'smplayer' but when i ...
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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 ...