I changed KDE's file association for x-mp3 to open with XMMS by default but it is still opening up with xine, the next down on the list.

The association stays in the list until I log out and then it is gone, but either way it won't open with XMMS. xine and kaffiene always stay and work fine.

I tried removing and re-adding the x-mp3 type but it didn't help. I read on here that some other mime type may have hijacked it but my mpeg3 and x-mpeg3 are empty though they say Netscape Kaffeine Starter Plugin in the description.

This is on my brother's computer running Debian sarge with kernel 2.4.26-1 and KDE 3.2.3. I have the same setup on my own computer and XMMS stays in the file association just fine.

I don't know what to troubleshoot next, any ideas?

summary: change association, won't open in chosen application, log out or reboot and association disappears off the list, repeat.

Thanks,
Corey

Will anyone tell me why the .mp3 association won't stick for xmms?

Steps:

• Right click on any MP3 file in your file manager.
• Choose "Open with..." command.
• Type the name 'xmms' in the field which asks for which command to execute.
• Press OK. The message "System configuration updated" or something similar should appear for a few seconds.
• Now double-click the file. See if it opens in xmms. If it does not then right-click the file and choose "Open With..." The 'Open With' menu will now be having sub-items (file types can be associated with any number of applications/viewers). Choose the appropriate one to open the file.

Seems to work file on my machine with KDE 3.2.