Bug 1211868 - distro-export-ed cannot be selected as "default" apps
Summary: distro-export-ed cannot be selected as "default" apps
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
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Product: openSUSE Aeon
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Distrobox (show other bugs)
Version: Current
Hardware: x86-64 openSUSE Tumbleweed
: P5 - None : Normal
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Assignee: Richard Brown
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Reported: 2023-05-31 12:49 UTC by Saša Janiška
Modified: 2023-07-24 08:41 UTC (History)
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Description Saša Janiška 2023-05-31 12:49:50 UTC 
Hello,

all the distrobox-export-ed applications on Aeon (MicroOS), although being visible/searchable on the desktop, can't be selected as "default" apps for the GNOME DE.

For instance, Claws-mail flatpak does not contain "fancy" plugin, so I had to install it and exported, but then it's viable option for "default" mail client.

Similarly to Firefox - my eID could not work with flatpak version, so I have to keep twp versions – one which can understand e.g. links from other flatpak applications like Element and another for eID feature.

I know that Aeon/MicroOS is a new thing, but I like it a lot. Still, wondering whether the above issues are due to Flatpak packaging, distrobox limitations or Aeon/MicroOS bugs?
Comment 1 Luciano Santos 2023-07-24 00:03:07 UTC 
Hello there Saša,

This issue you, and others, are experiencing isn't Aeon's fault. In fact, you'd run into the same issue in any other Linux distribution.

That's because distrobox-export wasn't designed to take into account MIME associations. Once https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/issues/386 has been accomplished, it most probably will fix what you're experiencing.
Comment 2 Richard Brown 2023-07-24 08:41:38 UTC 
Resolving as an upstream issue

https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/issues/386