View source for VLC HowTo/Make VLC the default player

== Windows ==


== Mac ==


== Linux ==

=== Fedora ===

==== GNOME ====

Gnome use a list that is located in '''''/usr/share/applications/defaults.list''''' to associate applications to file types.<br/>
So you could either edit it manually or use the tools that GNOME has for this.<br/>


===== Instructions on how to do it in GNOME. =====

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| * Right-click on the video file that you want VLC to open.<br/>* Choose properties.<br/>* Now in the properties window click on the tab named '''''Open With'''''.<br/>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Properties_window.png/800px-Properties_window.png<br/>
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| <br/>* In the tab '''''Open With''''' just choose VLC as your player for that type of file.<br/>Just remember that you will have to do this for each an every type of video/audio file('''ex:''' mpg, avi, rm, mkv, ogg, mp3 etc)<br/>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Open_with_tab.png/800px-Open_with_tab.png<br/>
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| <br/>* If the VLC icon don't show up on the '''''Open With''''' tab, click on the '''''add''''' button in the lower corner to the right of the window<br/>tha has a plus sign, and locate VLC on the window tha pops up that is called Add Application.<br/>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Add_app.png<br/>
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==== KDE ====