13 May 2024

[Howto] solve “/usr/bin/xdg-open: 811: Permission denied”

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problem:
the default program corresponding to the file is not set.

solution:
check if your ~/.local/share/applications/<default-program>.desktop-file contains the MIME-type of your file. It must contain the MIME-type of your file.

example: mplayer.desktop with MIME-type containing video/mp4

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=mplayer
MimeType=video/mp4;
Name=mplayer
NoDisplay=true
Type=Application

set the default-program ‘mplayer’ for MIME-type ‘video/mp4’:
xdg-mime default mplayer.desktop video/mp4

check the default-program:
xdg-mime query default video/mp4