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Until 11.04 the Firefox Totem Plugin offered to open the video in VLC, now it offers to open it in Totem. How can I change it back to vlc?

Note: I do not want to install the VLC plugin nor do I wish to automatically open VLC when watching a, say, .avi video.

Dominik
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I suggest a different add-on. Use the Firefox Openwith addon and just add vlc instead of/beside browsers. And it works perfectly.

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Community
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You can configure Firefox to always ask which application to use when opening such content. If the application you want to use has the needed plugin already installed, it should be listed as one of the options. If not, you can usually "Browse" to the executable file of the app you want to use, usually located at /usr/bin. Here's how to make sure Firefox prompts to ask which application you want to use:

1.) open Firefox and go to Edit > Preferences

2.) select the "Applications" section

3.) find the "AVI video" listing

4.) under the "Action" heading, select "Always ask""Always ask"

Chad--24216
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