Cannot set default application for xdg-open

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I am trying to make gthumb the default when opening png files from the terminal



$ xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png


I created this symlink:



$ ls -l ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 gauthier gauthier 15 Jun 27 /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop -> /usr/bin/gthumb


I expect xdg-mime query default image/png to return gthumb. Instead, it says:



$ xdg-mime query default image/png
eog.desktop


Why doesn't setting default have the effect I expect?




xdg xdg-open




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    I am trying to make gthumb the default when opening png files from the terminal



    $ xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png


    I created this symlink:



    $ ls -l ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 gauthier gauthier 15 Jun 27 /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop -> /usr/bin/gthumb


    I expect xdg-mime query default image/png to return gthumb. Instead, it says:



    $ xdg-mime query default image/png
    eog.desktop


    Why doesn't setting default have the effect I expect?




    xdg xdg-open




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      I am trying to make gthumb the default when opening png files from the terminal



      $ xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png


      I created this symlink:



      $ ls -l ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 gauthier gauthier 15 Jun 27 /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop -> /usr/bin/gthumb


      I expect xdg-mime query default image/png to return gthumb. Instead, it says:



      $ xdg-mime query default image/png
      eog.desktop


      Why doesn't setting default have the effect I expect?




      xdg xdg-open




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      I am trying to make gthumb the default when opening png files from the terminal



      $ xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png


      I created this symlink:



      $ ls -l ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 gauthier gauthier 15 Jun 27 /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop -> /usr/bin/gthumb


      I expect xdg-mime query default image/png to return gthumb. Instead, it says:



      $ xdg-mime query default image/png
      eog.desktop


      Why doesn't setting default have the effect I expect?





      xdg xdg-open





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          Enabling debugging with the environment variable XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL helped:



          $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop 
          image/png
          make_default_kde: No kde runtime detected
          make_default_generic /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png
          Updating /home/gauthier/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
          $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime query default image/png
          Checking /home/gauthier/.config/mimeapps.list
          eog.desktop


          The mimeapps.list used for setting vs reading defaults is not the same.
          Solution (thanks to a comment here):



          rm ~/.config/mimeapps.list





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            Enabling debugging with the environment variable XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL helped:



            $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop 
            image/png
            make_default_kde: No kde runtime detected
            make_default_generic /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png
            Updating /home/gauthier/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
            $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime query default image/png
            Checking /home/gauthier/.config/mimeapps.list
            eog.desktop


            The mimeapps.list used for setting vs reading defaults is not the same.
            Solution (thanks to a comment here):



            rm ~/.config/mimeapps.list





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              Enabling debugging with the environment variable XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL helped:



              $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop 
              image/png
              make_default_kde: No kde runtime detected
              make_default_generic /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png
              Updating /home/gauthier/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
              $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime query default image/png
              Checking /home/gauthier/.config/mimeapps.list
              eog.desktop


              The mimeapps.list used for setting vs reading defaults is not the same.
              Solution (thanks to a comment here):



              rm ~/.config/mimeapps.list





              share|improve this answer























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                Enabling debugging with the environment variable XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL helped:



                $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop 
                image/png
                make_default_kde: No kde runtime detected
                make_default_generic /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png
                Updating /home/gauthier/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
                $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime query default image/png
                Checking /home/gauthier/.config/mimeapps.list
                eog.desktop


                The mimeapps.list used for setting vs reading defaults is not the same.
                Solution (thanks to a comment here):



                rm ~/.config/mimeapps.list





                share|improve this answer













                Enabling debugging with the environment variable XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL helped:



                $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop 
                image/png
                make_default_kde: No kde runtime detected
                make_default_generic /home/gauthier/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png
                Updating /home/gauthier/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
                $ XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime query default image/png
                Checking /home/gauthier/.config/mimeapps.list
                eog.desktop


                The mimeapps.list used for setting vs reading defaults is not the same.
                Solution (thanks to a comment here):



                rm ~/.config/mimeapps.list






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