Default applications: Difference between revisions
Note the way to list all .desktop-files |
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To list all .desktop-files, run | To list all .desktop-files, run | ||
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ls /run/current-system/sw/share/applications # for global packages | ls /run/current-system/sw/share/applications # for global packages | ||
ls /etc/profiles/per-user/$(id -n -u)/share/applications # for user packages | |||
ls ~/.nix-profile/share/applications # for home-manager packages | ls ~/.nix-profile/share/applications # for home-manager packages | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
In case a program is missing a .desktop-file, the following example adds a <code>librewolf.desktop</code> file to the MIME database with the specific binary path.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | In case a program is missing a .desktop-file, the following example adds a <code>librewolf.desktop</code> file to the MIME database with the specific binary path.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | ||
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}; | }; | ||
}; | }; | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
If you don't know the exact mime type of a file, you can use the <code>file</code> command. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="shell"> | |||
file --mime-type -b $file_name | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||