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- | ====== Make firefox understand downloaded files ====== | ||
- | It is quite annoying that Mozilla Firefox always forgets what application to use for “opening” a file which you just downloaded. Also, the context menu “Open containing folder” in the Downloads overview does not work. | ||
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- | Using “xdg-open” you can improve the integration of Firefox into your Desktop Environment a lot: | ||
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- | - Stop firefox if it is running | ||
- | - Delete or rename the mimetypes cache (where firefox keeps its file association settings): < | ||
- | $ rm ~/ | ||
- | </ | ||
- | - Start firefox again | ||
- | - Download any file if you had not done this before | ||
- | - Open that file from the “'' | ||
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- | After you’ve configured Firefox like that, both the “'' | ||
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- | <note tip>The same trick works for Mozilla Seamonkey as well.</ | ||
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- | ====== Sources ====== | ||
- | * Originally written by [[wiki: | ||
- | * Taken from an [[http:// | ||
- | * Based on a hint in a [[http:// | ||
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