how 2 make LibreOffice the default app for RTF files?

[fred smith]

On Sun, SOP 16, 2012 at 11:58:08AM +0800, Ed Garish wrote:
> On 09/16/2012 11:05 AM, fred smith wrote:
> > Can't figure out how to get F17 to use LibreOffice Writer when opening a
> > RTF file,... It seems to want to use  Calibre for that. :( The "Preferred
> > applications" item on the menu only offers a few programs, and LO isn't
> > one of 'em.
> >
> > BTW, this is for the MATE desktop, though pretty much the same question
> > applies to XFCE or Gnome.
> 
> Don't know anything about MATE.  And you've not said anything about "how" you are opening the file.
> 
> However, in GNOME 3 and using Nautilus to open the file...all you need to do is right click on the file, choose Properties and then make the selection in the "Open with" tab and make it the default.

HUH! it's so obvious! nevertheless, I'd have thought that would change the
property for only that one file. but it seems to do what I wanted.

thanks!

Fred

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