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Downloads button not opening file in application

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Mark
Mark

When I was previously using Firefox in Kubuntu 22.04, if I downloaded something I could go to the Downloads icon and click on the download and it would open in the desired application. After a failed upgrade to 24.04 I had to do a reinstall and now in Kubuntu 24.04, if I click on a downloaded file it will always bring up a window with "Open the file link with okular?" and the buttons Cancel and Open Link below. How do I go back to the previous way of it working?

When I was previously using Firefox in Kubuntu 22.04, if I downloaded something I could go to the Downloads icon and click on the download and it would open in the desired application. After a failed upgrade to 24.04 I had to do a reinstall and now in Kubuntu 24.04, if I click on a downloaded file it will always bring up a window with "Open the file link with okular?" and the buttons Cancel and Open Link below. How do I go back to the previous way of it working?
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Isisombululo esikhethiwe

This was due to the apparmor rule pointing to /usr/lib/firefox instead of /usr/bin/firefox

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Mark
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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

This was due to the apparmor rule pointing to /usr/lib/firefox instead of /usr/bin/firefox

Wayne Mery
Wayne Mery
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Mark, Thank you for posting your solution.