[PLUG] Lyx hijacked "Open with"

[Paul Heinlein]

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, John Jordan wrote:

> Ubuntu-64 Breezy on Compaq laptop with Gnome
>
> Some time ago I installed Lyx intending to see if it might be better 
> than waiting for Scribus to mature. Now every single file, from .txt 
> to .htm and even .pdf pops up in Lyx. Lyx then announces that it is 
> not a Lyx file.
>
> Thbis is so annoying. I don't want to uninstall Lyx because I still 
> want to work on learning how to use it. I've looked everywhere but I 
> can't find any place to change file associations.

Check /etc/mailcap and ~/.mailcap for rogue lyx references. The 
mailcap(4) man page will assist with questions about the files' 
format.

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