file type association in gnome 2.1X

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01-17-2006, 03:12 AM	#1
benjalien Member Registered: Aug 2003 Location: Belgium Distribution: Debian (i686/ppc/amd64) Posts: 86 Rep:	file type association in gnome 2.1X Hi everyone, I'm trying to change file type associations in Gnome (mainly to use gqview instead of eye of gnome), but when I right-clic a jpg picture and choose properties -> open with, I can't change it!? I can see gqview, but I can't choose it as default... Same happens with .avi, .ogg,... Any idea anyone? (gnome 2.12 on debian ppc) Benja

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