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I am currently using Vim as the default text editor in Ubuntu Gnome 16.04. However, Vim opens by default with Gnome Terminal, and I would like to know if it is possible that Vim would open directly with the Tilix terminal instead.

I tried editing the vim.desktop file in /usr/share/applications so it would open with Tilix. However, with this approach, when I try to open a text or any other file with Vim, it does not appear as a choice on the editors list.

Any help would be great!

Thanks in advance, Iago

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  • I don't have Tilix installed, but based on the documentation I'd expect that replacing Exec=vim %F by Exec=tilix -e vim %F (and possibly changing Terminal=true to Terminal=false) ought to work. FWIW I'd also recommend copying /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications/vim.desktop and modifying that instead. Jun 29, 2017 at 3:25
  • Thanks for the comment! I did exactly that (but didn't changed Terminal=true to Terminal=false). However, when I do this the application Vim, in the 'Open with' menu, disappears, and I only get access to a file opening Vim first. I will try your suggestions! Jun 29, 2017 at 12:19
  • @steeldriver your suggestion worked! I forgot to add the %F on the whole command :) thanks very much! Jun 29, 2017 at 16:47

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