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Re: Firefux file associations

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Am 05.09.22 um 13:17 schrieb Sentient Primate:
> I tried Sparky Linux (which is more or less Debian).
> It has Firefox 91 ESR. I set options to download pdf when I click on a 
> link. Then if I click the download icon in top right corner, and select 
> the download, it uses LibreOffice Draw to view the pdf, which is 
> terrible at rendering, and rather slow. This never happened before (I 
> have installed assorted linux on about 20 desktops and laptops).
> I look at about:config in Firefox, and cannot see any mention of 
> LiberalOrifice crap.
> In Dolphin file manager, Okular is used if I click on a pdf.
> So I go to KDE system settings file associations. For pdf, Okular is 
> first preference, and Draw is second choice. So why does Firefox go for 
> second choice?
> The only way I could stop this was to delete Draw from file association 
> altogether.

Right klick on the file in your file manager.
Open with
Other Application (perhaps slghtly different because I use a German Mint)
Choose your prefferred application
Set as default


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