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How do I make kate the default text editor in gnome?

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Mar 15, 20267752 views
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I prefer the gnome desktop to KDE - but I prefer the Kate text editor to gedit - but gedit is the default in gnome. How do I set it so that the default application when I double-click a file is Kate?

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Try this little tutorial. Or, if you want a simpler way, just right click on the file and choose to open with the application you want.

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