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guyuming
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 Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:43 am Post subject: insert new destop file to first in mimeinfo.cache? |
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I created an ebuild file to install my customized file manager with associated .desktop file, which contains MimeType=inode/directory;
and i called update-desktop-database in ebuild file.
The problem is, /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache file contains more than one .desktop files for inode/directory,
| Code: | | inode/directory=git-cola-folder-handler.desktop;org.gnome.baobab.desktop;ranger.desktop;rfm.desktop; |
and i find that the first app is launched(git-cola-folder-handler in my case).
After my ebuild is emerged, my rfm.destop is appended to the last.
So, is it possible to have update-desktop-database to insert newly installed desktop file to the first in MimeType list in mimeinfo.cache? |
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Dominique_71
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netfab
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So, is it possible to have update-desktop-database to insert newly installed desktop file to the first in MimeType list in mimeinfo.cache?
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The goal of mimeinfo.cache file is not to prioritize applications.
In your desktop environment (not as root), if you think that a specific MimeType should be opened with a specific application, then you should edit your ~/.config/mimeapps.list ¹.
Usually, there are tools integrated in your desktop environment to do it visually (in Xfce, right click on a file --> Properties -> Open with), but you can also do it with a command line tool : xdg-mime.
List of applications handling application/pdf mimetype :
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$ grep 'application/pdf' ~/.config/mimeapps.list
application/pdf=qpdfview.desktop;zzz-gimp.desktop;mupdf.desktop;org.gnome.Evince.desktop;firefox-bin.desktop;
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Default application used :
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$ xdg-mime query default application/pdf
firefox-bin.desktop
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Overriding :
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$ xdg-mime default mupdf.desktop application/pdf
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PDF files will now open with mupdf :
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$ xdg-mime query default application/pdf
mupdf.desktop
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If you want to override default application system-wide, then you want to create/edit /etc/xdg/mimeapps.list in the same way.
There is also a distribution-provided file (theorically this one should be installed/edited by an ebuild) : /usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list
1. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_MIME_Applications#mimeapps.list
2. https://specifications.freedesktop.org/mime-apps-spec/mime-apps-spec-latest.html |
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