Contrary to the original bug report, it looks like in fact /etc/mailcap.order also affects entries originating from /usr/share/applications, as long as the first field matches the name of the .desktop file (minus the .desktop extension).
So, if you add the line org.gnome.Evince:application/pdf into mailcap.order and run update-mime, you will have evince as the default handler for application/pdf files. In any case, even if we may have personal prefernces, evince is probably a more sensible default choice for viewing pdf's than gimp, so something should be done to fix this. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #935426 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=935426 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893277 Title: please provide an evince mailcap file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1893277/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
