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Incorrect mime type for html, defaults to Thunderbird

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Incorrect mime type for html, defaults to Thunderbird

#1 Post by hermit »

I've had this since the latest 'major' update. I click on something with an html extension and it brings up Thunderbird instead of a browser. I've tried the GUI. I've grepped through /home/hermit/.local/share/mime

I'm just not getting anywhere. It' is getting annoying.

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Re: Incorrect mime type for html, defaults to Thunderbird

#2 Post by sunrat »

You don't say what DE you are using. I guess you mean you click on a saved local html file? Most DEs allow you to right click on a file and select "Open With...", which shows a list of applications and also "Other Application..." or something similar. Click on that and select which one you want and tick the check box which says something like "Always use this application for this type of file".
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Re: Incorrect mime type for html, defaults to Thunderbird

#3 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

hermit wrote:I've grepped through /home/hermit/.local/share/mime
Edit ~/.config/mimeapps.list instead.

For the lazy:

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sed -i 's/thunderbird/firefox-esr/' ~/.config/mimeapps.list
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Re: Incorrect mime type for html, defaults to Thunderbird

#4 Post by hermit »

That did it. I had temporarily fixed it by tying the function to a specific app but this is the better/correct solution. Thank you very much. I appreciate your input.

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#5 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

Please prepend [SOLVED] to the thread title to help others with this problem.
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