Default applications

[arundracula]

I was using VL 6.0 GOLD STD.

Yesterday, may be I have done something, I don't remember.....

Today when I login, the default applications for all files has been changed. When I click html, txt, all are changed to some other applications. The icons are changed. audio file icons are changed.
All I can see is that "executable" icon and "mousepad" icons. Even .jpg files are recognized as executables.
Double clicking on jpg file won't open any softwares. Right click will show the first option as execute.
.tar.gz file icons are of text file type icons, but double clicking will open xarchiver.
double clicking on a pdf file will open in mozilla(Previously it was opened in evince)
text files are now opening in mozilla.

My shortcuts- link to application are also opening in mousepad.
I can see .desktop files on my desktop. And if I double click, it will open in mousepad.

Some flv/jpg files have different icons in the same folder.

These all are same in Thunar or PCMan File Manager.

No use on root login or newly created user.
There are two types of recognized filetypes - executable and plain text document.
How can I reset this thing?

[stretchedthin]

I seem to remember something similar happening to me in 5.9. I think what I had done to get myself into that situation was switch my window manager to metacity.  I don't think you could have switched to metacity, but maybe something else.
It's just a shot in the dark but try.
xfwm4 --replace
in the terminal.

Sorry, it's been so long I don't remember exactly.
Ken

[rbistolfi]

You can try also running this command:

Code:

xfce-mcs-manager

[arundracula]

No use.
I run these in the terminal. Do I have to run it in the linux tui mode?

If I re install VL, how can I prevent this thing happen again?

[rbistolfi]

No use.
I run these in the terminal. Do I have to run it in the linux tui mode?

Nope, an X terminal emulator is fine.

If I re install VL, how can I prevent this thing happen again?

It can be a permissions problem also, check that all the config files in your home dir, specialy the ones in ~/.config are owned by your user and not root.
I would try a bit more before reinstalling, I guess we will have to know the root of the problem to know how to prevent it.

[arundracula]

I re-installed VL 6.0.

After that I noticed something. This may be related with the previous problem. I don't know about that.

After installation, I logged in directly into my account instead of going into root. Then the taskbar was shown in cream-white color instead of black. Also in the desktop, there are some shortcut files like help.desktop, vasm.desktop can be seen. All these have no proper icons. When double clicking, it opened in medit, and inside the file there was no contents.

So I logged out and entered as root(The root was OK, no problems). I deleted the other account and created a new one. Then the problem was cleared.

[rbistolfi]

Weird, I will investigate some. Thanks for the persisence

[Easymac79]

I cannot think of what you did, since i didn't know what you were doing at the time, but sounds like you clicked on something in supervasm. Try going into supervasm and browse around to see if you can find anything. one wrong click in there, and you lose your entire os.

[arundracula]

I cannot think of what you did, since i didn't know what you were doing at the time, but sounds like you clicked on something in supervasm. Try going into supervasm and browse around to see if you can find anything. one wrong click in there, and you lose your entire os.

I didn't do anything at the time of new installation. I  never have done anything in vasm except mounting partitions. Anyone just try, during installation add a user and after installation go directly to that user instead of root.