Xubuntu 18.04: How to make fBreader the default ebook reader?
How do I set fBreader (already installed with sudo apt-get install fbreader) to be the default epub and mobi file reader in Xubuntu 18.04?
How do I set FBReader as the default mobi ebook reader? is specific to non-Xubuntu flavors and does not work with Xubuntu. Unable to find another relevant suggestion relevant to Xubuntu 18.04 .
18.04 xubuntu xfce ebooks mobi
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How do I set fBreader (already installed with sudo apt-get install fbreader) to be the default epub and mobi file reader in Xubuntu 18.04?
How do I set FBReader as the default mobi ebook reader? is specific to non-Xubuntu flavors and does not work with Xubuntu. Unable to find another relevant suggestion relevant to Xubuntu 18.04 .
18.04 xubuntu xfce ebooks mobi
asked Sep 26 '18 at 4:32
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What error message do you receive when you try the linked solution? Why do you believe it does not work with XUbuntu?
– Elder Geek
yesterday
When I double click a .mobi or .epub file, fbReader does not open, and instead I am asked what kind of a file it is.
– K7AAY
yesterday
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How do I set fBreader (already installed with sudo apt-get install fbreader) to be the default epub and mobi file reader in Xubuntu 18.04?
How do I set FBReader as the default mobi ebook reader? is specific to non-Xubuntu flavors and does not work with Xubuntu. Unable to find another relevant suggestion relevant to Xubuntu 18.04 .
18.04 xubuntu xfce ebooks mobi
asked Sep 26 '18 at 4:32
K7AAYK7AAY
3,89221644
How do I set fBreader (already installed with sudo apt-get install fbreader) to be the default epub and mobi file reader in Xubuntu 18.04?
How do I set FBReader as the default mobi ebook reader? is specific to non-Xubuntu flavors and does not work with Xubuntu. Unable to find another relevant suggestion relevant to Xubuntu 18.04 .
18.04 xubuntu xfce ebooks mobi
18.04 xubuntu xfce ebooks mobi
asked Sep 26 '18 at 4:32
K7AAYK7AAY
3,89221644
asked Sep 26 '18 at 4:32
K7AAYK7AAY
3,89221644
asked Sep 26 '18 at 4:32
K7AAYK7AAY
3,89221644
asked Sep 26 '18 at 4:32
K7AAYK7AAY
3,89221644
asked Sep 26 '18 at 4:32
K7AAYK7AAY
3,89221644
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This question has an open bounty worth +50
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This question has not received enough attention.
What error message do you receive when you try the linked solution? Why do you believe it does not work with XUbuntu?
– Elder Geek
yesterday
When I double click a .mobi or .epub file, fbReader does not open, and instead I am asked what kind of a file it is.
– K7AAY
yesterday
add a comment |
What error message do you receive when you try the linked solution? Why do you believe it does not work with XUbuntu?
– Elder Geek
yesterday
When I double click a .mobi or .epub file, fbReader does not open, and instead I am asked what kind of a file it is.
– K7AAY
yesterday
What error message do you receive when you try the linked solution? Why do you believe it does not work with XUbuntu?
– Elder Geek
yesterday
What error message do you receive when you try the linked solution? Why do you believe it does not work with XUbuntu?
– Elder Geek
yesterday
When I double click a .mobi or .epub file, fbReader does not open, and instead I am asked what kind of a file it is.
– K7AAY
yesterday
When I double click a .mobi or .epub file, fbReader does not open, and instead I am asked what kind of a file it is.
– K7AAY
yesterday
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In Xubuntu 18.04, you should have a "MIME type editor" application.
Open it, filter by mobi. One line should remain. You can edit the default application on the right:
Then repeat same operation for epub:
Then close the MIME type editor. From now, opening an epub or mobi file will be done using FBReader.
answered 22 hours ago
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In Xubuntu 18.04, you should have a "MIME type editor" application.
Open it, filter by mobi. One line should remain. You can edit the default application on the right:
Then repeat same operation for epub:
Then close the MIME type editor. From now, opening an epub or mobi file will be done using FBReader.
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In Xubuntu 18.04, you should have a "MIME type editor" application.
Open it, filter by mobi. One line should remain. You can edit the default application on the right:
Then repeat same operation for epub:
Then close the MIME type editor. From now, opening an epub or mobi file will be done using FBReader.
answered 22 hours ago
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In Xubuntu 18.04, you should have a "MIME type editor" application.
Open it, filter by mobi. One line should remain. You can edit the default application on the right:
Then repeat same operation for epub:
Then close the MIME type editor. From now, opening an epub or mobi file will be done using FBReader.
answered 22 hours ago
FloTFloT
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In Xubuntu 18.04, you should have a "MIME type editor" application.
Open it, filter by mobi. One line should remain. You can edit the default application on the right:
Then repeat same operation for epub:
Then close the MIME type editor. From now, opening an epub or mobi file will be done using FBReader.
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What error message do you receive when you try the linked solution? Why do you believe it does not work with XUbuntu?
– Elder Geek
yesterday
When I double click a .mobi or .epub file, fbReader does not open, and instead I am asked what kind of a file it is.
– K7AAY
yesterday