Problems with ubuntu and default file manager
What a headache! I've upgraded my Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04 - and what a big mistake it was. It took some time and I've managed to handle most of the things but there is one problem that I cant manage to fix. On the first time I've opened chrome on the 11.04 I've tried to open a csv file and a popup appeared asking with what to open the file. Didn't think it over and I typed calc - thinking about libreoffice calc (the spreadsheet program) Now, any file I try to open from google chrome (but not only from chrome) I get a popup saying: Failed to execute default File Manager. Failed to execute child process calc (No such file or directory). The same thing happens if I right-click a folder and choose open with - file manager. I've tried everything to override this krap but with no success. Its not under chrome settings I can't change it through settings-default applications Its not under ~/.local/share/applications And I just can't open the files unless I choose save as and open them from the file manager The problem is that not all the sites gives you a save as link and some just downloads directly to chrome cache. Help, Please. Nitzan Brumer Http://n2b.org ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager
Just a thought.. have you tried to uninstall and reinstall chrome? I would use command line, since this way i know the configuration has also been removed. to find how the chrome package is called : $sudo apt-cache show chrom* | grep Package lets say the Package is chromium-browser. then you go: $sudo apt-get remove --purge chromium-browser you might get some notices about what you want or dont want to remove and of corse should decide based on the idea that anything that might contain a configuration info should also be removed. after removal is complete, reinstall: $sudo apt-get install chromium-browser hope this helps. cheers maayan. 2011/5/16 Nitzan Brumer nitz...@gmail.com What a headache! I've upgraded my Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04 - and what a big mistake it was. It took some time and I've managed to handle most of the things but there is one problem that I cant manage to fix. On the first time I've opened chrome on the 11.04 I've tried to open a csv file and a popup appeared asking with what to open the file. Didn't think it over and I typed calc - thinking about libreoffice calc (the spreadsheet program) Now, any file I try to open from google chrome (but not only from chrome) I get a popup saying: Failed to execute default File Manager. Failed to execute child process calc (No such file or directory). The same thing happens if I right-click a folder and choose open with - file manager. I've tried everything to override this krap but with no success. Its not under chrome settings I can't change it through settings-default applications Its not under ~/.local/share/applications And I just can't open the files unless I choose save as and open them from the file manager The problem is that not all the sites gives you a save as link and some just downloads directly to chrome cache. Help, Please. Nitzan Brumer Http://n2b.org ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:10:48AM +0300, Maayan Eshed wrote: Just a thought.. have you tried to uninstall and reinstall chrome? Assuming the configuration is per-user, I'd first try to create another user, login with it, and see if it works. If it does, you might try to compare the configuration between the two accounts. -- Didi ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager
Maayan - As I've said - its not only in chrome and happens when ever I try to open something with file manager. Its looks like I've override the file manager application with something else. Didi - Sounds like an option, though which config file ? Nitzan Brumer Http://n2b.org On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Yedidyah Bar-David linux...@didi.bardavid.org wrote: On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:10:48AM +0300, Maayan Eshed wrote: Just a thought.. have you tried to uninstall and reinstall chrome? Assuming the configuration is per-user, I'd first try to create another user, login with it, and see if it works. If it does, you might try to compare the configuration between the two accounts. -- Didi ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager
Ok, Apparently the directive was saved under ~/.local/share/xfce4/helpers/custom-FileManager.desktop removing the file poped up the what do you want to use dialog again I've selected nautilus - and now I'm mostly getting a can't open this/that/some.file - not a folder Arrggg Nitzan Brumer Http://n2b.org On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Nitzan Brumer nitz...@gmail.com wrote: Maayan - As I've said - its not only in chrome and happens when ever I try to open something with file manager. Its looks like I've override the file manager application with something else. Didi - Sounds like an option, though which config file ? Nitzan Brumer Http://n2b.org On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Yedidyah Bar-David linux...@didi.bardavid.org wrote: On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:10:48AM +0300, Maayan Eshed wrote: Just a thought.. have you tried to uninstall and reinstall chrome? Assuming the configuration is per-user, I'd first try to create another user, login with it, and see if it works. If it does, you might try to compare the configuration between the two accounts. -- Didi ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:05:43AM +0300, Nitzan Brumer wrote: Maayan - As I've said - its not only in chrome and happens when ever I try to open something with file manager. Its looks like I've override the file manager application with something else. Didi - Sounds like an option, though which config file ? I never used xfce - no idea. If you do know it's under ~/.local, do something like (probably as root) diff -ur ~user1/.local ~user2/.local | less -- Didi ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
