How to add/remove applications from ‘Open With’ window

This tutorial will explain how to add items,remove items from ‘Open With' window

If you want to delete applications from this list you have to edit the following file from command line

/usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache

If you added item by yourself, or you want to add new item you need to edit the following file from command line

~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache

deafault actions you need to edit the following file from command line

~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list

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4 Responses

  1. GUiHKX says:

    How to edit context menu? Please reply.

  2. Dan Serban says:

    @GUiHKX, that depends on the file manager you are using.
    You have the following options:
    – GNOME – nautilus-actions
    – XFCE – Thunar (it’s built-in, go to “Edit” – “Configure custom actions”
    – KDE – service menus (not very user-friendly)

  3. GUiHKX says:

    @Dan Serban

    Thank you!

  4. Cangureo says:

    In Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04) and Linux Mint 10:

    /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
    The same

    Instead of:
    ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
    it’s:
    ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list

    Instead of:
    ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list
    it’s:
    /etc/gnome/defaults.list

    More info:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1418898

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