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Tcll
Asked: 2017-12-05 03:34:38 +0800 CST

How do I remove a preferred application

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I basically did a stupid as I was having issues with getting mailto links working in chrome...
So what I did was set google-chrome as a preferred application for handling mail, which backfired and exploded in my face...

Now I seem to be stuck with my mistake as I can't seem to undo my changes:
^ what I want is the blank box as I don't have anything installed to manage mail...
I have a chrome extension that does that for me.

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The Preferred Applications app creates desktop launchers in ~/.local/share/xfce4/helpers for each associate category that has an assigned application.

    Removing those launchers unassigns the applications for those categories, thus clearing the associated app.

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  2. You can set your default mail app from the command line using:

    sudo update-alternatives --config mail

    Once prompted, enter the number of the program you wish to handle mail and hit enter.

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