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How to change the default program for a specific file extension system-wise in kde or xfce?
I'd like to have certain file extensions to be opened with some specific programs.
What are the files the edit ? I have found in /usr/share/appplications/default.list but it doesn't work.
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Adding bindings for ed2k:// links with xdg-open?
I want to use a customized program to handle "ed2k://" links , it already got a "*.desktop" file , but how can I bind it with xdg-open as the default handler ?
Since I don't know the exact mimetype ...
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How to properly and easy configure `xdg-open` without any enviroment?
I'm using OpenBox window manager without any desktop enviroment.
xdg-open behaves strangely. It opens everything with firefox.
$ xdg-settings --list
Known properties:
default-web-browser ...
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How to find human-readable information about file types recognized by `file`?
Searching, googling, I could not find any information about file types recognized by file.
For example, an *.mp4 file is identified as "ISO Media" (while being able to play with VLC normally). This ...
