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16 questions linked to/from Change all associations from gedit to another application
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how can I change file association globally? [duplicate]
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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How do I make Sublime Text 3 the default text editor [duplicate]
I'd like to replace gedit, and use Sublime Text 3 as my default text editor for all text files on my Ubuntu system. Can you let me know how do I go about making this change?
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How to set default editor in 13.04? [duplicate]
None of this, this nor this worked in setting my default editor. Haven't tried this, I'm afraid it won't work either.
So how do I set the default editor to emacs or possibly emacsclient in 13.04 ...
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How do I set the default program?
How do I set the default program that I use?
I have tried to open System Info → Default Program → change my program, but it won't work,
Any idea? Or should I use Terminal?
I want to replace the ...
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How do I install Ubuntu-Tweak?
I have heard a lot about Ubuntu-Tweak and how it is great for power users, but I don't know how to install it.
How do I do that?
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How to add a custom program to "Open With" list of programs in Xubuntu 13.04? How to associate a file with a program to open it with? [duplicate]
How to associate file types with Sublime Text 2? have downloaded Sublime Text 2. I've unpacked it in /opt/Sublime Text 2/ directory.
Now I want to open all .conf files with ST2. But I can't set this ...
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How do I set Notepad++ as an editor on Ubuntu?
I use notepad++ from Wine.
I want to set Notepad++ as one of the default editors. I tried to set it by right-clicking on a file, then Open With. But I did not see Notepad++ in the resulting list (...
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How to programmatically edit a file using only terminal?
I wish to write a shell script whereby I could read the file from command and edit the file without manual intervention (based on searching some text and replacing it with another).
I need not use ...
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Force file extension to open with specific app (Extensions like .exe, .jpg, .mp4...)
I have already read the question about Creating .desktop files to use on the "Open with other application" tab but this is not what I want, I want to be able to click on the file in Dash or ...
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How do I set Deluge as default Torrent client?
I would like to set deluge as primary, but i can't find it in the file system. When i download froma certain pirating site, it says "choose client to download with" Transmission alaways shows up, but ...
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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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Not able to set Sublime Text as the default app
I want to set sublime text as my default app to open files like .cpp and .java, however any of my application lists in "Select Application" do not show sublime text.
I tried the method in this link ...
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Associating file types in Ubuntu 13.10
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 13.04 to the latest release, saucy-salamander, also known as Ubuntu 13.10. I am facing problems with associating file types to applications. Instead of the traditional ...
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Chromium doesn't show up to be selected as default browser
I installed Chromium, but can not select it as my default browser. Where does Ubuntu keep the list of applications shown in this menu?
I use Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity as my environment.
I also tried ...
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How do I set gvim as default application? [duplicate]
I compiled and installed vim 7.4 in Ubuntu 12.04. I want to set gvim as the default application for all text and C/C++ files.
I tried : Right click > Open With Other Application. But couldn't find ...
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