On Sun, 2009-09-13 at 12:00 +0200, Sascha Hlusiak wrote:
> Hello List,
> 
> somehow all default file associations are broken in my gnome installation and 
> seem to point at the KDE applications instead. 
> 
> When right-clicking in nautilus on a pdf file, the default action is 
> kghostview instead of evince (in kde the default is acroread) and the default 
> action for inode/directory even is cervisia which makes gnome desktop 
> unusable like that. When logging in in KDE the right kde applications are 
> offered as default but in Gnome they used to be different.
> 
> Where are gnome defaults handled? 
> "xdg-mime query default inode/directory" shows correct app in kde but is empty 
> in gnome.
> Calling "update-mime-database /usr/share/mime" and "update-desktop-database" 
> do not change anything. Does anyone have a hint where to look? What role does 
> gnome-vfs play? 
> 
> 
> Yes, I can change the settings in my user, but since it's a multiuser system, 
> it is important to change the defaults.
Does this happen to all of your users? I mean: does this also happen if
you create a new user, and log as it into GNOME?

In case it's only a 1-user-problem: take a look at
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
This is where users file associations should be set.

Bye,
Daniel

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