I have a minimal debian-11 qube. I have installed many packages from debian repository into it. You know, many terminal applications, libreoffice itself, recommended qubes-os functionality packages, etc. Basically, I have made it my custom debian setup.
I am trying to run Cura Ultimaker 3D Modelling software on an AppVM based off of this custom debian template I have. Cura runs OK. I am able to get to the Cura GUI etc. etc. However, one kink I am trying to iron out on this qube is getting the file manager I have installed, which is pcmanfm, work with the Cura’s file picker. You see, when I try to “Open File(s)…” from the Cura’s GUI, nothing pops-up. I want to get pcmanfm window to pop-up and let me pick a Cura-compatible design file to open.
I have tried following stuff to get the templateVM associate pcmanfm with the default file manager:
(template) $ xdg-mime query default inode/directory
pcmanfm.desktop
Also, I have added the following 3-lines to /etc/xdg/mimeapps.list file:
(template) $ ls -la /etc/xdg/mimeapps.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 91 Feb 7 16:19 /etc/xdg/mimeapps.list
(template) $ cat /etc/xdg/mimeapps.list
[Added Associations]
x-scheme-handler/file=pcmanfm.desktop
inode/directory=pcmanfm.desktop
Also, I have manually created and added the following line to /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache file:
(templeta) $ ls -la /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 45 Feb 7 16:29 /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
(template) $ cat /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
[MIME Cache]
inode/directory=pcmanfm.desktop
As you can see, I have tried everything in my knowledge to get Cura Ultimaker program use pcmanfm file manager for “Open File(s)…” and/or “Export…” functionality (which are supposed to pop-up the file manager and let me choose the name/location of the files to open/export). However, I have failed in achieving that.
Any recommendations from people who are knowledgeable about file type associations/mime stuff/dbus stuff on Linux?
