Change the default terminal for all .desktop files

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My htop.desktop launches XTerm, but I want to change the default terminal to xfce4-terminal in all "Terminal=true" .desktop files.

Best Answer

Under the main (little mousy) menu, there is a "Settings" entry.

In there there is a "Default Applications" entry -- that's where you can change the default terminal emulator, the default browser, and the file-manager.

The dialog will present choices it deems suitable for each -- so be sure to have the desired application installed and present in the $PATH before looking for it there.

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