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ih23

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Registered: 2010-02-11

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[Solved] How do I make evince the default pdf app?

I 'm using GNOME and I have evince istalled to read pdfs, but when I click on a pdf, GIMP opens the file. How can I change the settings so that evince is the default application?

Last edited by ih23 (2010-03-04 18:41:49)

evr

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Re: [Solved] How do I make evince the default pdf app?

i haven't used gnome for a long time, but don't you just right click on a pdf file and click "open with" (or something to that effect) and pick your program of choice?

Bregol

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Re: [Solved] How do I make evince the default pdf app?

A quick google search should help you out.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp& … a56c95bda8

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions … ng-464729/

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=262487

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ih23

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Registered: 2010-02-11

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Re: [Solved] How do I make evince the default pdf app?

Thanks, the links helped. I right clicked on a pdf and then clicked on properties, open with, and set evince to my document viewer.

cerdiogenes

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Re: [Solved] How do I make evince the default pdf app?

Actually you have to modify "NoDisplay" to "false" in /usr/share/applications/evince.desktop to have evince as an open with option.