Chrome opens every file with firefox

doscervezas · 2011-02-27 23:23:58

Since I upgraded to the newest Chrome browser version, every file I download and open is opened using firefox (namaroka). In firefox, I then get a dialog on whether to save the file or open it; if I open it it just opens with the default program for that file (e.g., .torrents with transmission, mp3s with audacious). Even mailto:-links, which should just open gmail, are opened with firefox that actually does just open gmail .. So apparently the file associations are there, only chrome does not know how to use them? Are there other people with this problem? Do you have an idea on how to solve it?

I use xfce btw.

Evanlec · 2011-02-28 02:53:55

This is a well-known issue, should be able to find solution by searching this forum...or google.
I forget how to fix it but it has to do with mimetypes and chrome not paying any attention to the systems mime-type definitions...

R00KIE · 2011-02-28 09:25:29

That is a problem with xdg-utils [1] and not with chrome/chromium.

[1] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/22848

buckiller · 2011-03-30 17:08:43

Any idea on how to fix it without re-installing xdg-utils?

EDIT: Installing the perl-file-mimeinfo package made everything work without any further configuration.

Last edited by buckiller (2011-03-30 17:35:33)

sigi6 · 2017-10-31 13:36:28

Tx! Had still the same issue, using perl-file-mimeinfo helped

WorMzy · 2017-10-31 18:23:48

I'm glad this solution still works, but please do not necrobump.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … bumping.22

Closing.

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#1 2011-02-27 23:23:58

Chrome opens every file with firefox

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