firefox .session files

cmcanulty · 2015-02-05 12:57:52

is there a way to make xfce open firefox saved sessions (.session) with firefox but still open .txt files with gedit? I can set .session files to open with firefox but then all text files also open in firefox

sixsixfive · 2015-02-05 22:19:00

you first need to create a new mime type eg:

su -c "nano /usr/share/mime/packages/ffxsessionfile.xml"

with the following content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
   <mime-type type="application/x-firefoxsession">
     <comment>Firefox Session </comment>
     <magic priority="50">
       <match value="search-string" type="string" offset="10:140"/>
     </magic>
     <glob pattern="*.session"/>
   </mime-type>
</mime-info>

save and update the mime database:

su -c "update-mime-database /usr/share/mime"

launch xfce4-mime-settings> search for firefoxsession and select your prefered application

Last edited by sixsixfive (2015-02-05 22:47:07)

cmcanulty · 2015-02-06 13:26:16

I get this error every time and am for sure using the correct password

cmcanulty@ubuntu1:~$ su -c "nano /usr/share/mime/packages/ffxsessionfile.xml"
Password:
su: Authentication failure

sixsixfive · 2015-02-06 13:34:16

cmcanulty wrote:

cmcanulty@ubuntu1:~$ su -c "nano /usr/share/mime/packages/ffxsessionfile.xml"
Password:
su: Authentication failure

if your distribution uses sudo(and you haven't set up a root password yet) you need to change the command eg

sudo nano /usr/share/mime/packages/ffxsessionfile.xml

cmcanulty · 2015-02-06 15:03:17

still errors but different error

cmcanulty@ubuntu1:~$ sudo -c "nano /usr/share/mime/packages/ffxsessionfile.xml"
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
prompt] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
prompt] [-u user] file ...
cmcanulty@ubuntu1:~$

sixsixfive · 2015-02-06 15:38:39

you dont need the "-c" or the quotation marks - its only necessary if you use su

PS: just in case: nano is a simple texteditor you could also use mousepad, leafpad etc. to create the mimetype

cmcanulty · 2015-02-07 12:58:46

another error now

cmcanulty@ubuntu1:~$ sudo gedit /usr/share/mime/packages/ffxsessionfile.xml
[sudo] password for cmcanulty:

(gedit:4373): Gtk-WARNING **: Calling Inhibit failed: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files

sixsixfive · 2015-02-08 07:55:19

hehe, gedit is probably the only editor that won't work

cmcanulty · 2015-02-08 13:14:59

maybe I should give up, more errors

cmcanulty@ubuntu1:~$ sudo -c "nano /usr/share/mime/packages/ffxsessionfile.xml"
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
prompt] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
prompt] [-u user] file ...
cmcanulty@ubuntu1:~$

sixsixfive · 2015-02-08 17:00:28

sixsixfive wrote:

you dont need the "-c" or the quotation marks - its only necessary if you use su

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