For me the file was ~/.config/mimeapps.list Thank you for that workaround from comment 12!
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/918019 Title: Firefox does not use default application to open binary files Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This is beyond me, so I would like some help. Up until a software update within the last few months (maybe the upgrade to Ubuntu 11.100, I can't remember), if I opened a PDF file in Firefox, it would always ask, and the default aplication for that file type was Document Viewer. Now it defaults to 'gedit'. I have tried (through 'Edit --> Preferences') setting my default application for PDF files to 'Document Viewer', and then downloading a PDF file to open it, but for some reason the dialog box then says 'Open with...' and 'gedit'. I will attach screenshots of: 1. Application Preferences; and 2. Dialog box showing Open with... gedit (default). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: firefox 9.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic i686 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC260 Analog [ALC260 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC260 Analog [ALC260 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: el_gallo_azul 1675 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20111228084953 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8a00000 irq 44' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC260' Components : 'HDA:10ec0260,103c3011,00100400' Controls : 24 Simple ctrls : 13 Channel: release Date: Wed Jan 18 14:31:02 2012 ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) IpRoute: default via 192.168.0.253 dev eth0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.2 metric 1 Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=9.0.1/20111228084953 (Running) RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-13 (65 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/18/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 786D1 v01.03 dmi.board.name: 09F8h dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 43e0119 dmi.chassis.type: 4 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786D1v01.03:bd05/18/2005:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7600SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09F8h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/918019/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
