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Thread: How do I associate a file-types with a program?

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    How do I associate a file-types with a program?

    I want to make vlc the default application for opening avi files.

    I tried 'open with a different application', selected vlc and checked the box 'Remember this application for "AVI video" files' (see attached), but the next time I double-click on an avi file it loads in Movie Player.

    I've searched the Ubuntu documentation for "file associations" and "default programs" with no success. I'm probably using the wrong search terms, but somewhere, in all the configuration files and tables, there must be a way to assign a particular program to a given file-type.

    (If you're wondering why I want to use vlc, it's because, after hours of research and tinkering, I finally got it to respond to my mceusb remote via lirc.)
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    Re: How do I associate a file-types with a program?

    Right-click any avi file. Select Properties. Set vlc in the Open With tab.

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    Re: How do I associate a file-types with a program?

    That was easy. Thank you.

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