Even simpler, update /usr/share/xubuntu/applications/defaults.list with something like that:
--- /usr/share/xubuntu/applications/defaults.list 2011-07-02 15:26:41.000000000 +0200 +++ defaults.list 2012-02-22 12:18:50.553624035 +0100 @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ image/x-portable-pixmap=ristretto.deskto image/x-psd=ristretto.desktop image/x-xbitmap=ristretto.desktop image/x-xpixmap=ristretto.desktop -inode/directory=Thunar.desktop +inode/directory=exo-file-manager.desktop misc/ultravox=parole.desktop multipart/x-zip=file-roller.desktop text/abiword=abiword.desktop @@ -173,5 +173,11 @@ video/x-ms-asf=parole.desktop video/x-msvideo=parole.desktop video/x-ms-wmv=parole.desktop video/x-nsv=parole.desktop -x-directory/normal=Thunar.desktop +x-directory/normal=exo-file-manager.desktop +x-scheme-handler/file=exo-file-manager.desktop +x-scheme-handler/ftp=exo-file-manager.desktop +x-scheme-handler/http=exo-web-browser.desktop +x-scheme-handler/https=exo-web-browser.desktop +x-scheme-handler/mailto=exo-mail-reader.desktop +x-scheme-handler/trash=exo-file-manager.desktop zz-application/zz-winassoc-xls=gnumeric.desktop It will only affect Xubuntu sessions, and seems to work as expected here. (exo-preferred-applications should probably be rewritten to be able to get/set x-scheme-handler/* instead of the current custom format, but that's too big and needs some discussion upstream) ** Package changed: exo (Ubuntu) => xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/922264 Title: default browser has changed, but not for thunderbird (and prefers firefox?) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/922264/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs