Questions tagged [xdg-open]
Xdg-open is part of the xdg-utils package. When invoked from the command-line it can open any file in the default application or an url in the default browser.
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wine (64bit prefix) fails url opening from the app
Launching KSPLauncher (Kerbal space program) everything works smoothly except this ...
every time I want to open some web links I see jumping firefox icon near my cursor for 3 seconds then nothing ...
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How do I add a file type to XDG?
Using LXQT, the file manager (PCManFM-QT) is showing all files with unrecognized suffixes as "text/plain". I've added an entry to /etc/mime.types mapping a new suffix to a new application/x-...
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Why does xdg-open use wslview?
Using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, KDE Plasma 5, with wine 7.8 installed.
When I try to use the command xdg-open . the expected mime type (for inode/directory is Dolphin) is not invoked. Instead wslview is ...
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Browser won't open Zoom using xdg
I have installed Zoom on Ubuntu 22.04, but cannot login, since my browsers (any of them, firefox, chrome, brave) will not open Zoom by xdg tag zoommtg.
Some people had issues with the capital Z, but ...
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How to start xdg-open shortcut within conda environment (Using app installed with conda as xdg-open app)
I installed QGIS using conda. If I start qgis from the terminal it works well as it has everything it needs to use in the PATH as defined by the conda base environment.
However I cannot pin that app ...
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Open new tab in gnome "Files"
If I run xdg-open ~/Documents/ , it will open "Documents" in a new Files window. If I then run xdg-open ~/Pictures/, it will open another window. Is there a way to open a location in an ...
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mimetype not identifying pdf files: mime hell
I have never had issues with opening pdf files until recently. Then, I wanted to readup on the xcolor package for TeX and entered the following command:
texdoc xcolor
This has always worked, opening ...
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open whatsapp links with web.whatsapp.com
There is still no way to install a native Linux application for whatsapp, so I always use whatsapp's webapp with my daily browser (chromium based brave-browser).
Everything works [mostly] fine, except ...
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Permissions makes libreoffice go in a crash-loop when opening from terminal
I am having some permission issues with libreoffice that I just don't have the technical provess to understand.
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when I run localc directly from terminal, it goes into a loop: the program crashes ...
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How can I define a Wine application to handle special links?
Is it possible to activate a wine application when I click a URL having a specific method?
More specifically my question is this:
I have used amule in the past to handle ed2k: links. When I clicked an ...
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chromium+xdg-open Wireshark from an URL scheme handler: Couldn't run /usr/bin/dumpcap in child process: Permission denied
I need to start the local Wireshark from the web user interface of a web service to immediately start a capture session, using some external capture plugin to connect to the web service. When using ...
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How to return from xdg-open within a shell script
I have some shell functions which allow me to quickly open something in my browser, for example:
issue () {
if [[ -z "$1" ]]
then
xdg-open "https://github.com/myname/...
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How to open PDF files on Telegram with my preferred application in Kubuntu?
Whenever I open a PDF document in Telegram, it opens in Xournal++. But I want it to open with Okular, which I have set as the default PDF reader.
PDF documents in Dolphin do open with Okular. How to ...
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Can xdg-open open a different browser for specific URLs?
I'd like xdg-open to use a non-default browser when I click a work related link.
Maybe I could configure xdg-open to call a script when opening URLs. The script could open a different browser based on ...
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xdg-document is keeping my files open
I use Master PDf editor installed through flathub to edit some PDf files.
When I close it, I can sse by lsof | grep /media/<MYUSER>/<DEVICE> that xdg-document is keeping my file open.
What ...
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snap: xdg-open does nohing
I am running Ubuntu 20.04. I installed only ubuntu-standard without GUI and then added awesome window manager without gdm. I use only startx.
Recently, I started using spapd. For instance, I have ...
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All files open in browser
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All files, no matter their type, and no matter what application I associate with the type, open with my default browser (Firefox), which then asks me to choose an application. This is very ...
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Slow Image Opening with xdg-open/ eog in Folder of many Files
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and I have a folder with many .png and .json files (+100k in total, no sub-folder within the folder).
When I tried to open one of its .png images with xdg-open abc.png or eog ...
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Severe lag when opening "Files", xdg-open: "timeout was reached"
After a recent update "Files" either times out, or takes a significantly long time to open a file manager window.
When attempting to open window via 'xdg-open .', I encounter "gio: file:...
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`xdg-open` does not open files in the preferred applicaton
xdg-open does not work as expected. It opens most my files in browser, directories in my code editor(VS code) and plain text files using less. It also throws this error message,
$ xdg-open $HOME
xdg-...
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What is xdg-open?
I tried downloading roblox and it worked fine I double clicked it. It takes me to the website. But when I launch a game it doesn't say Open Roblox Launcher chrome just says xdg-open and nothing ...
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How to set up `xdg-open` to use Nautilus for `gvfs` paths?
xdg-open /run/user/1000/gvfs/ftp:host=smart,port=5555,user=u runs chrome.
How to make it run nautilus instead?
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How to install latest stable dolphin file manager on Kubuntu via xdg-open(Discover)? [duplicate]
I am running latest Kubuntu 20.04 with dolphin file manager version 19.12.3. However the latest stable version is already available as 20.04.3 https://kde.org/applications/en/system/org.kde.dolphin
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Protocol handler setting to automatically open protocol with xdg-open
On Ubuntu 18.04 when I clicked a Zoom link it automatically opened Zoom for me without prompt. I think that the version of Chrome that I was using on Ubuntu 18.04 had had an option in the xdg-open ...
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Chromium is not open Zoom by xdg-open
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Chromium 81.0.4044.138 and Zoom 5.0.403652.0509. When try to open link to Zoom conference appears window "Open xdg-open?". Unfortunately nothing happened.
I used tip from ...
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Xdg-open doesn't work in Chromium
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and I've got chromium-browser through apt(same problem persists with snap version).
The problem is that xdg-open doesn't seem to do anything when called ...
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xdg-open commands inheriting user directory
I've been having a fairly longstanding problem that is now preventing me from installing google-drive-ocamlfuse.
When any CLI tries to run xdg-open URL it is not able to open the link in a webbrowser....
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16.04 problem uploading with Chrome, Ixdg-open open? doesn´t work
My Ubuntu 16.04 system can't upload from Chrome. It says:
Please click Open xdg-open if you see the system dialog.
If nothing prompts from browser, click here to launch the meeting, or download &...
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xdg-open command in terminal
when i use xdg-open with http it works fine
But when i try opening it with https it says this
Secure Connection Failed
An error occurred during a connection to 10.0.2.15:22533. SSL received a ...
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Xdg-open doesn't do anything, Zoom in Chromium,
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS.
As the title says, when prompt to "xdg open" on Zoom (chromium browser), nothing happens and I can't do a conference call.
Does anyone know what might be the issue?
I'...
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Purge default-web-browser from xdg-settings
Is it possible to purge default-web-browser entry from xdg-settings for specific user? I.e. that if xdg-open with an url is called an error will be thrown instead of opening the url in the default ...
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xdg-open can't open applications from links
I'm using Kubuntu 19.10 and I have a problem with xdg-open.
Every link that redirects to an application doesn't work. For example slack links: I am on their website, when the link of accessing a ...
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How to open file browser with a specific file selected by default?
Let's assume a situation where I have a terminal emulator open on my GUI and I have changed my working directory to some specific directory. I know that current directory contains file xyz.
Is it ...
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how to get links from chrome to open in firefox?
Firefox is my default browser but I have to run Chrome to be able to use PWAs (progressive web apps). when I click links in the PWA they always open a Chrome window. I've been playing with appending ...
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xdg-open: Open various tab at the same time
I am trying to open various tab at the same time using xdg-open my default browser is firefox.
The following line works (for one tab):
xdg-open https://stackoverflow.com
But this one does not:
xdg-...
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Any file download in Chrome keeps popping up Open xdg-open?
Recently I have installed Ubuntu 19.04 and all common required applications. However, in Chrome when I try to download a file (of any file extension), Chrome keeps popping up a message with text Open ...
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Opening Links from some applications takes a long time
When I click on links in some applications it can take up to a minute until the open in the browser. This is regardless if the default browser is chrome or firefox.
Example applications where opening ...
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Trying to install a sw xdg-open: gnome-open: not found
I am trying to install this program and it gives me this error.
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Opening webdav ms-word:ofe|u| protocol links with LibreOffice
I use Ubuntu in my personal computer. Computers at work with Windows work with this link; it open the word file with microsoft office.
ms-word:ofe|u|https://serveraddress/path/to/file.doc
But in ...
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reveal file in default file manager with command line
I would like to open folder in default file manager an focus on specific file.
I can do it with Notilus or Nemo (for example)
notilus ~/folder/file.txt
nemo ~/folder/file.txt
but I want to use ...
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How do I close a pdf from Ubuntu command line?
Suppose I open a file (pdf) with a command line in Ubuntu by running
xdg-open abc.pdf
The pdf is shown in a pdf reader which is set as default.
Now how can I close this pdf viewer from the command ...
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GitKraken Snap - Sign in with Github button not working
I installed the latest GitKraken snap (4.1.1) from Ubuntu Software on a fresh Ubuntu 18.04.01. When I run it and try to sign in with Github nothing happens, after some seconds a message appears in the ...
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Is there a way to extend xdg-open?
I hope the title is not misleading.
I am using an note taking app that let's me open files from markdown notes:
[read more](/path/to/file.pdf)
I couldn't find a way to open it at a specific page. ...
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What do these symbols "$@">/dev/null 2>&1" after a command mean? [duplicate]
I've recently found here a solution to my problem, but I can't completely understand what everything in this command means:
xdg-open "$@">/dev/null 2>&1
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Open file with any application using xdg-open
How to open files without default application using xdg-open file_name? xdg-open file_name opens the file in default application. To play video files, it always opens with vlc which is set to default. ...
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How to locate and display a file
I want to locate and display an image. Is there any way to do so using pipe or ...? I wanna locate image X, i do locate X and the path is shown, but i can't send the output to xdg-open.
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Can I meddle with xdg-setting to open a popup asking me with which browser to open a link I just clicked?
I work on multiple browsers simultaneously. I wish that every time I open a link from outside a browser( let's say from a pfd) a window or a terminal pops up to ask me which browser to use.
Is there ...
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Need an xdg-open tweak
I know that by running
watch -n 10 xdg-open https://duckduckgo.com
in the terminal, will open the specified site in a preferred browser at each 10 seconds. I am looking for a tweak which will close ...
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Why xdg-open should not be used as root?
**xdg-open is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not
recommended to use xdg-open as root.**
Why does the manual page say the above ?
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`xdg-open .` opens file manager, but opens Audacious with sudo permissions
xdg-open . opens file manager, but opens Audacious with root permissions. It then proceeds to play all system sounds! I'm just trying to open the file manager with sudo. Is there a better way to do it?...
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