I just installed smplayer like this: sudo apt-get install smplayer Then I went to System Settings > Details (poorly named) > Default Applications
I changed both video and audio to be handled by default with smplayer (I actually suggest making it the default player in the upcoming release). However, if I now go to an audio or video file, and double-click them, they still open in Rhythmbox and Totem (respectively). Changing default applications doesn't work yet in 12.04 Beta 2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876897 Title: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect Status in GNOME Control Center: Confirmed Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: 1) Oneiric System Settings → System Info → Default Applications Issue reproted by OP: png, gif, svg, xpm (maybe more) do not open with correct application. 2) Precise System Settings → Details → Default Applications Issue reported in Bug #924388: Video opens with Totem even if VLC is selected as default 3) Upstream: System Settings → Details → Default Applications Issue reported in Gnome-bugs #662191: Setting default music player only works for ogg vorbis files What you expected to happen: 1) When changing the default image viewer in from 'Image Viewer' to 'Shotwell Viewer' a double click on any image should open the image in 'Shotwell Viewer'. 2) When changing default video player, all video files should open using that app. 3) When changing default music player, all music files should open using that app. What happened instead: 1) When clicking on a png, gif, xpm or svg file Ubuntu will open them in 'Image Viewer' instead of the system default image viewer → 'Shotwell Viewer'. 2) Videos open in Totem even though VLC is selected to be default. 3) Default music player only works for ogg files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/876897/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
