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hi. How do you make a program to be the default program when i open a certain file in the file browser? For example, i want to open all .wmv extensions with my xine player. I tried right-clicking and selecting the "Open With..." but it does not save its settings the next time i click on that file. I'm using fedora core 4. Thanks.
If you use KDE, you have to open kcontrol. Then Components / File association.
Browse for .wmv extension (or use the search facility) then add your favorite player on top of the list.
X-windows? What's that? I only know the X Window System, which provides the infrastructure for GUI programs and Window Managers (like icewm) or whole Desktop Environments (like KDE, Gnome, et al).
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