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Change the default application

Sat, 2009-10-24 08:26 — tregeagle

I just spent more than ten minutes trying to figure out how to change the default audio player on my Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. I think the fault is my brain not Ubuntu. Now if I write this down I may actually remember such a simple procedure....

  1. Navigate to the file you want to open and right-click on it.
  2. Choose 'Properties' from the menu, go to the 'Open with' tab.
  3. Do I have to go on? I mean really it's simple, you thick bastard.

Thud, thud ... thud (sound of my own head on desk). Ten minutes ... ag! 15 now...

note to self - read this post next time.

Comments

Wed, 2009-12-30 23:19 — randee

Default application

Hi,

I use KDE and have found the easiest way to do this is to RH click and choose "open with", then, even if the app is listed, choose "other" and you will get a mini menu where you can choose the program you want but tick the "Remember" box before you ok the action. Hope this helps.