How to configure default applications for GNOME?

How to configure default applications for GNOME?

[Chris Marusich]

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Hi,

I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME, and I'd like to configure my
default applications (e.g., web browser), but I'm having trouble doing
that.

In GNOME, under the "Details" settings, when I click "Default
Applications", everything is grayed out.  There appears to be no way for
me to set up my default applications for different types of files in
GNOME.  When I installed emacs, however, it did show up as an option for
"Calendar" only, which I thought was rather curious.

The GNOME documentation seems to suggest this is the way you set up
default applications on a per-user basis [1].  Am I missing something,
or is this a bug?  How do I set up my default applications in GNOME on
GuixSD?

[1]  https://wiki.debian.org/HOWTO/DefaultWebBrowser

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Chris

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Re: How to configure default applications for GNOME?

[宋文武]

Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME, and I'd like to configure my
> default applications (e.g., web browser), but I'm having trouble doing
> that.
>
> In GNOME, under the "Details" settings, when I click "Default
> Applications", everything is grayed out.  There appears to be no way for
> me to set up my default applications for different types of files in
> GNOME.  When I installed emacs, however, it did show up as an option for
> "Calendar" only, which I thought was rather curious.
>
> The GNOME documentation seems to suggest this is the way you set up
> default applications on a per-user basis [1].  Am I missing something,
> or is this a bug?  How do I set up my default applications in GNOME on
> GuixSD?
>
> [1]  https://wiki.debian.org/HOWTO/DefaultWebBrowser
Well, this requires hooks to profile to run
update-desktop-database and update-mime-database.


Sorry for my laziness, I'll pick it up :-)
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-01/msg01030.html

Re: How to configure default applications for GNOME?

[Chris Marusich]

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iyzsong@member.fsf.org (宋文武) writes:

> Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME, and I'd like to configure my
>> default applications (e.g., web browser), but I'm having trouble doing
>> that.
>>
>> In GNOME, under the "Details" settings, when I click "Default
>> Applications", everything is grayed out.  There appears to be no way for
>> me to set up my default applications for different types of files in
>> GNOME.  When I installed emacs, however, it did show up as an option for
>> "Calendar" only, which I thought was rather curious.
>>
>> The GNOME documentation seems to suggest this is the way you set up
>> default applications on a per-user basis [1].  Am I missing something,
>> or is this a bug?  How do I set up my default applications in GNOME on
>> GuixSD?
>>
>> [1]  https://wiki.debian.org/HOWTO/DefaultWebBrowser
> Well, this requires hooks to profile to run
> update-desktop-database and update-mime-database.
>
>
> Sorry for my laziness, I'll pick it up :-)
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-01/msg01030.html

I don't think anyone can say you've been lazy at all.  As I understand
it, we wouldn't have GNOME working so nicely without all your help -
thank you!

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Chris

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