

Inode/directory=kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop īe aware though that /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache will be changed automatically when you install a new *relevant* programme/file manager such as nautilus. To use konqueror instead of dolphin it should be: desktop file is going to be used and it exists in /usr/share/applications then use its plain name without a prefix. Notice the extra kde4 in sktop, this is necessary because sktop is not in the same folder as mimeinfo.cache mimeinfo.cache is in /usr/share/applications while sktop is in /usr/share/applications/kde4. desktop name up front, so to use dolphin, change it to: Basically you need to edit the "inode/directory=" entry and put the desired application's. You can manually make "Open containing folder" use your favourite programme by editing /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache. inode/directory) exists in both defaults.list and mimeinfo.cache firefox will take whatever mimeinfo.cache says. So for example it will change when you install nautilus or pcmanfm in kde.įirefox will look first at defaults.list but will give preference to mimeinfo.cache. usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache : this is a dynamically changing file, it's changed when you install a new programme. usr/share/applications/defaults.list : this is, AFAICT, a static file created when you first install the system It seems that firefox (and most GTK apps running in kde3 and kde4, such as file-roller and catfish) don't respect kde's file type associations.
