Changing Gnumeric for Open Office and default applications

[zcacogp]

Chaps,

This must be a simple one, but I can't find the answer.

I have installed Xubuntu 12.04 (having upgraded from Ubuntu, but not getting on with Unity or Gnome-Shell). I am used to Libre Office, so have installed it. I have also removed Gnumeric using the command:

# sudo apt-get remove --purge Gnumeric

However, whenever I double-click on a *.ods file it won't open - I think it tries to open in Gnumeric but fails. If I right-click on it the first option is "Open with Gnumeric Spreadsheet", and the second is "Open with ...", and you can choose Open Office spreadsheet.

This is a pain - I just want to double-click it to open in Open Office, and don't understand why it is still trying to open in Gnumeric. How can I change the preferred application for *.ods files?

Thanks, in advance, for any help.


Oli.

[pbrane]

You might try this:
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questi...type-on-ubuntu

[The Cog]

right-click the file, choose Properties and change Open With. This changes the default application for all files of that type.

[ajgreeny]

I can't remember with certainty about thunar, but I think you can right click on an .ods or .odt file, choose Properties, and in that you can choose the application you want to use as default.

[zcacogp]

Chaps,

Thanks for the answers ... just opening it once in OO didn't do it, but ajgreeny's answer (below) was spot on - thanks ajgreeny!

pbrane - thanks for the link. Looks like that command may change a number of other things as well ... maybe I'll try it if other things seem to be wrong as well.


Oli.

I can't remember with certainty about thunar, but I think you can right click on an .ods or .odt file, choose Properties, and in that you can choose the application you want to use as default.

[pbrane]

Chaps,

...

pbrane - thanks for the link. Looks like that command may change a number of other things as well ... maybe I'll try it if other things seem to be wrong as well.


Oli.

Yes that command resets all the mime types I think. Glad you got it working.