If you click a link in the desktop email application, click link » Send us by e-mail» on a website or open a file in a file manager, the default application will open. The default apps are set by the operating system, but you can change which app opens for web links, email links, calendar links, music, and more. Here’s how to set up default apps on desktops GNOME, KDE Plasma and Cinnamon linux .
The instructions in this article use Pop! _OS 18.10 for GNOME, KDE Neon for KDE Plasma and Linux Mint 19.1 for Cinnamon.
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The GNOME desktop makes this easy. With GNOME, you can set default applications for your web browser, email client, calendar, music player, video player, and photo viewer. There are two ways to get to this parameter.
Use the Settings app to set default apps
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Open GNOME Dash then type settings .
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Select panel launch » Settings to open the GNOME Settings tool.
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In the left pane, scroll down and select Details .
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Select Default apps .
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Select web -drop-down arrow, then select Google Chrome . Then change the default apps for Email , calendar , music , video and photos .
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Close the Settings tool.
Use the default apps window to set default apps
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Open the GNOME toolbar and type » Default Applications. Select an entry when it appears.
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Select web -drop-down arrow, then select Chrome . Then change the default apps for Email , calendar , music , video and photos .
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Close the Settings tool.
KDE Plasma
Setting default apps for KDE Plasma is not as easy as it is for GNOME. As with GNOME, setup is done through the Settings app, and you can set up the standard email, file manager, terminal emulator, and web browser apps.
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Click the desktop menu button in the lower left corner of the screen.
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Select System settings .
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In the search bar (located in the upper left corner), type default then select applications, when it appears.
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In the center panel, select Web browser .
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Select In the next application .
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From the application drop-down menu, select Google Chrome .
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Select Apply .
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Change the default apps for mail client , file manager and terminal emulator .
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Close the Settings tool.
cinnamon
Setting up default applications on the Cinnamon desktop is similar to KDE Plasma. The biggest difference (besides the number of apps you can set a default for) is that Cinnamon calls the default apps Preferred Apps. Here’s how to make changes:
