setting gnome file associations [SOLVED]

graysky · 2009-10-17 20:18:41

In a nutshell, I'd like to associate .mp3 files with audacious not with totem. System>Preferences>Preferred Applications doesn't do it me. How can one set up Gnome so that double-clicking an .mp3 file will load it up in audacious (or any other application for that matter)?

Last edited by graysky (2009-10-17 21:47:18)

uwinkelvos · 2009-10-17 20:41:39

its so simple that i managed not to find this option for month!

right click on a file -> Properties -> Open With -> select app.

graysky · 2009-10-17 21:05:47

@uwinkelvos - I found this too, but the option is not remembered. In other words, it works for that instance only. If you go through and double-click on another file of that extension, (.mp3 in this case), the default app takes over again.

some-guy94 · 2009-10-17 21:18:16

From: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gno … plications
Install gnome-defaults-list (not needed but makes it easier to make /usr/share/applications/default.list to fit your needs)
as root run

cp -p /etc/gnome/defaults.list /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
nano/vi/vim/whatever /usr/share/applications/defaults.list

And adjust it to fit your needs

graysky · 2009-10-17 21:47:08

@some-guy - thanks! I'm assuming these changes will affect all users, no? I'm interested in having a per-specific configuration for some apps.

Last edited by graysky (2009-10-17 21:54:35)

some-guy94 · 2009-10-17 21:55:57

These will affect globally, for per-user settings, try using ~/.local/applications/default.list

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setting gnome file associations [SOLVED]

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Re: setting gnome file associations [SOLVED]

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Re: setting gnome file associations [SOLVED]

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Re: setting gnome file associations [SOLVED]

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Re: setting gnome file associations [SOLVED]

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