GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 648599
System Info -> Default Applications doesn't remember the changes
Last modified: 2011-04-27 12:45:55 UTC
I'm performing the Fedora 2011-04-21 GNOME3 test day. Upon executing this test: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_desktop_uri, I encountered the following: Using System Info -> Default Applications to change the default Web browser or Mail client doesn't work. For example, I tried choosing Epiphany instead of Firefox (which is now the default). It let me change the the default browser to Epiphany, however, upon returning to All Setting and going back to System Info -> Default Applications, all changes are reverted. The same thing happens if I change the default email client from Evolution to Thunderbird. Versions of selected components: control-center-3.0.0.1-3.fc15.x86_64
What's the content of: ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list when setting/unsetting those? This works correctly on my system.
Sigh, this is a problem with my LiveUSB stick. Upon executing gnome-control-center from the command line, I encountered: (gnome-control-center:3048): info-cc-panel-WARNING **: Failed to set 'Firefox' as the default application for 'x-scheme-handler/http': Can't create user application configuration folder /home/liveuser/.local/share/applications: Permission denied (gnome-control-center:3048): info-cc-panel-WARNING **: Failed to set 'Evolution' as the default application for 'x-scheme-handler/mailto': Can't create user application configuration folder /home/liveuser/.local/share/applications: Permission denied (gnome-control-center:3048): info-cc-panel-WARNING **: Failed to set 'Evolution' as the default application for 'text/calendar': Can't create user application configuration folder /home/liveuser/.local/share/applications: Permission denied (gnome-control-center:3048): info-cc-panel-WARNING **: Failed to set 'Movie Player' as the default application for 'audio/x-vorbis+ogg': Can't create user application configuration folder /home/liveuser/.local/share/applications: Permission denied (gnome-control-center:3048): info-cc-panel-WARNING **: Failed to set 'Movie Player' as the default application for 'video/x-ogm+ogg': Can't create user application configuration folder /home/liveuser/.local/share/applications: Permission denied (gnome-control-center:3048): info-cc-panel-WARNING **: Failed to set 'Image Viewer' as the default application for 'image/jpeg': Can't create user application configuration folder /home/liveuser/.local/share/applications: Permission denied I use an ext2 filesystem for my LiveUSB stick and the owner of ~/.local directory was root (I have no idea why?). Thanks for your patience!