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#1 Post by **Dangbert** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 11:59 pm

I know I have had to have over looked it, but I cannot find any place that allows me to set up my preferred apps (file manager, video, audio, etc). How do I make those changes?

Thanks

#2 Post by **MXRobo** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:09 am

I see that you're online.
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in the whisker menu.

Also, see this post.
viewtopic.php?p=554941#p554941

#3 Post by **Dangbert** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:26 am

Thanks.
Compared to other flavors of Linux I have used yours is extremely limited. I understand the concept you are operating on, but having a page to makes those changes just seems easier and more flexible

#4 Post by **SwampRabbit** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:41 am

Dangbert wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:26 am Thanks.
Compared to other flavors of Linux I have used yours is extremely limited. I understand the concept you are operating on, but having a page to makes those changes just seems easier and more flexible

Excuse you?

Care to share which ones are extremely unlimited then and exactly what they are doing/use to not be limited?

Not cool to make a stab like that and not offer a solution. Maybe you can make a solution for everyone?

#5 Post by **SwampRabbit** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:49 am

Oh and I forgot, this has significantly changed in MX-21, the tool is now called "Default Applications" and lets you select per file type the default application you'd like.

But I guess no one wants to help test the MX-21 Beta... us being extremely limited and all.

#6 Post by **Dangbert** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:04 am

Okay, sorry I was not more specific. Things like the "pdf" app, media app, text app and other useful and utility apps.

I would assume this change will not be part of the "rolling release" but that I will need to install ver. 21 to get the benefit of the change.

Thanks for the reply.

#7 Post by **Eadwine Rose** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:17 am

"Oh, and I am very sorry for calling it limited. I just didn't know how to navigate this distro, and I completely missed the manual. But thanks again for your reply."

#8 Post by **SwampRabbit** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 11:40 am

Dangbert wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:04 am I would assume this change will not be part of the "rolling release" but that I will need to install ver. 21 to get the benefit of the change.

Thanks for the reply.

MX is not a “rolling release”. As far as backporting the newer application to do this, we’d have to try first. I can do that but it’s gonna be a few days and no promises on if it’s even possible.

But right now, yes, you’d have to use MX-21 to get this expanded functionality.

#9 Post by **Dangbert** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:35 pm

Thanks again

#10 Post by **Stevo** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 8:00 pm

Hmmm...are you clear about the differences between a distro and a particular desktop environment?

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