xdg-mime query default inode/directory
correctly gives me:
nemo.desktop
like I expect, and want it to.
But
xdg-open $HOME
Gives an error:
xdg-mime: mimetype argument missing
Try 'xdg-mime --help' for more information.
Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated, passed through in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%{ <-- HERE (.*?)}/ at /usr/bin/run-mailcap line 528.
Warning: program returned non-zero exit code #66
…and opens Audacious.
I tried editing the run-mailcap line to escape the braces, and that gets rid of that error message. But it doesn't fix the problem.
I still get "mimetype argument missing" and the wrong program opens.
I tried uninstalling Audacious, and it opens a different wrong program instead (git-cola and chrome).
I tried sudo apt-get install --reinstall xdg-utils and it didn't change anything.
edit: more information, the above described behavior happens in both Cinnamon and Gnome, but not in Lubuntu LXDE. In LXDE, the query gives nemo.desktop, and xdg-open does not produce any error messages in the terminal, but it opens PCManFM (not nemo).
Is that a clue to what is wrong or how to fix it?
Best Answer
I had exactly the same problem.
I could solve the problem by just install
gvfs-bin(nothing more)...sudo apt install gvfs-binI found this out, because in the log-files from user Amias is to read:
gvfs-open /home/amiasBut gvfs-open was not installed on my system.
After installing
gvfs-bin, it works!To set a new file association (e.g use Nemo for folders), you can do:
gvfs-mime --set inode/directory nemo.desktop-Cheers