Default App to open Files  [Solved]

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geffers
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Default App to open Files

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System:    Kernel: 5.10.0-21-amd64 [5.10.162-1] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-21-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro splash quiet 
           init=/lib/systemd/systemd 
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM 
           Distro: MX-21.3_KDE_x64 Wildflower September 18  2022 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: TOSHIBA product: SATELLITE C55D-C v: PSCQEE-03C00TEN 
           serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: FF50 model: 06F7 serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde v: 5.20 date: 10/02/2015 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT1 charge: 26.1 Wh (100.0%) condition: 26.1/31.7 Wh (82.5%) volts: 9.0 
           min: 14.4 model: SDI PA5185U-1BRS type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: Charging cycles: 364 
CPU:       Info: Quad Core model: AMD A8-7410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics bits: 64 type: MCP 
           arch: Puma family: 16 (22) model-id: 30 (48) stepping: 1 microcode: 7030105 cache: 
           L2: 2 MiB 
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           Speed: 1321 MHz min/max: 1000/2200 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1321 
           2: 1287 3: 1336 4: 1318 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected 
           Type: retbleed mitigation: untrained return thunk; SMT disabled 
           Type: spec_store_bypass 
           mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
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           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: AMD Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics] vendor: Toshiba driver: radeon v: kernel 
           alternate: amdgpu bus-ID: 00:01.0 chip-ID: 1002:9851 class-ID: 0300 
           Device-2: IMC Networks TOSHIBA Web Camera - HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo 
           bus-ID: 2-1.1:3 chip-ID: 13d3:5652 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter> 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.14 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: ati,radeon 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa display-ID: :0 screens: 1 
           Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0") 
           s-diag: 414mm (16.3") 
           Monitor-1: eDP res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 101 size: 344x194mm (13.5x7.6") 
           diag: 395mm (15.5") 
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           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: AMD Kabini HDMI/DP Audio vendor: Toshiba driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus-ID: 00:01.1 chip-ID: 1002:9840 class-ID: 0403 
           Device-2: AMD FCH Azalia vendor: Toshiba driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus-ID: 00:14.2 chip-ID: 1022:780d class-ID: 0403 
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           Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Toshiba driver: r8169 
           v: kernel port: 3000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Realtek RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter driver: rtl8821ae 
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           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
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           Info: acl-mtu: 820:8 sco-mtu: 255:16 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park 
           link-mode: slave accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 467.73 GiB used: 29.59 GiB (6.3%) 
           SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. 
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           SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure? 
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           dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5 
           ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 260 MiB size: 256 MiB (98.46%) used: 121.5 MiB (47.5%) 
           fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 
Swap:      Alert: No swap data was found. 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.1 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 49.0 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 2631 lib: 1495 flatpak: 0 
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           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
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           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
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           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main
Info:      Processes: 207 Uptime: 16m wakeups: 1 Memory: 10.67 GiB used: 1.75 GiB (16.4%) 
           Init: systemd v: 247 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 
           alt: 10 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.1.4-release inxi: 3.3.06 
Boot Mode: UEFI
Folks, any *.log files on my system open by default with VLC (No idea why), invariably I fail to notice this and then have to go through the 'open with' routine.

I have viewed System Settings File Associations and created an additional entry for 'log' and to open with kwrite but still it opens with VLC

I've obviously done something wrong with the addition of 'log' in the file associations section, appreciate any suggestions.

Geoff
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gimcrack
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Re: Default App to open Files  [Solved]

#2 Post by gimcrack »

"have to go through the 'open with' routine"

When you do. On the bottom left there's a place to make a check mark. "Use as default for this kind of file"
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geffers
Posts: 80
Joined: Sat Feb 12, 2022 2:01 am

Re: Default App to open Files

#3 Post by geffers »

gimcrack wrote: Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:21 am "have to go through the 'open with' routine"

When you do. On the bottom left there's a place to make a check mark. "Use as default for this kind of file"
Ah, thanks, when I've been using 'open with' there are four suggested apps of which one was kwrite. Now I see if I select use 'other application' then your remedy appears.

All sorted, cheers :clap:

Geoff
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