[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1177012] Re: Selecting default application in System Settings does not present predictable results.

Same here on a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04.3, trying to make SMPlayer the default player for videos but it keeps switching back to vlc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1177012] Re: Selecting default application in System Settings does not present predictable results.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1177012] Re: Selecting default application in System Settings does not present predictable results.

I think I worked out at least part of the problem, so might not be a gnome-control-center bug after all. gnome-control-center uses the mimetype video/x-ogm+ogg to determine the default Video app in Default Applications. SMplayer does not have this mimetype in its smplayer.desktop file, but instead