how to use a AppImage as default app in SolusOS

harvey186

My Browser is a AppImage. The browser is working fine, but I can't set it as default app for Web links.

How to set it as default app ?

WetGeek

harvey186 How to set it as default app ?

Thaat probably depends on the DE that you're using. Each one that I've used has a way to do that. In Plasma, for example, one would look for "Default applications" in the system settings.

harvey186

WetGeek in Budgie this is not working. In "Default applications" in the system settings I can't select the app and there is no way to "search" on disk

harvey186

Cloud it be, that I need to place the AppImage on a special place/folder ? /usr/share/applications or so ?

Sebastian

Those threads suggest to make a desktop file that then executes the appimage:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/819782/how-do-i-associate-a-file-type-with-an-appimage

https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/myfzyr/appimage_as_a_default_application/

harvey186

Sebastian thanks, I have done it first. And as I have written, the AppImage is running fine. But I have no chance to select it as default app for Web.

I have learned that normal Linux procedures are not working in SolusOS Budgie
(This post is written with the AppImageBrowser)

alfisya

harvey186 I have learned that normal Linux procedures are not working in SolusOS Budgie

It is not just in Solus, integrating appimage to any DE or Distro is just not that straightforward process. That's why adoption remains low. Anyway, good that you managed to solve it.

To make integrating appimage to desktop easier you can use software such as AppImagLauncher or Gear Lever.

Cheers!

pomon

If you can, please provide a link to this appimage program

harvey186

pomon https://github.com/LeOS-GSI/JoJo-Browser/releases

pomon

You need to create a jojo.desktop file. In the editor, for example:
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/jojo.desktop and paste:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=jojo
Comment=Browse the Web
Exec=/path/to/JoJo.AppImage
Icon=/path/to/jojo.svg
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;text/mml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;

I couldn't find the icon on the internet, but if you want to experiment with it, download JoJo as the Source code (.tar.gz) and extract the icon."

Then:

xdg-mime default jojo.desktop x-scheme-handler/http
xdg-mime default jojo.desktop x-scheme-handler/https

Check: xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/http.

harvey186

pomon OK, thx. I have placed my jojo.desktop on the Desktop not in ~/.local/share/applications/jojo.desktop. Let me test.

EDIT: Great, it's working now. Thx