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Old 07-03-2014
Linux How to remove attributes of a file?
Hello,
I opened a file by accident (with a java program, which has been uninstalled!) and from then on, all the file with .fasta extension has been changed with an icon (So annoying!!) and the file attributes has been changed with the property:
Code:
Type: application/x-wine-extension-fasta type (application/x-wine-extension-fasta)

I have changed the file property to be opened by gedit, but the icon is still linked to the file. The problem seems related to the file MIME, but not quite sure.
Spent hours searching, no solution yet.
How to remove this annoying attributes? Thanks!
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Old 07-03-2014
What's your system? What's your WM?
# 3  
Old 07-03-2014
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Originally Posted by yifangt
and from then on, all the file with .fasta extension has been changed with an icon (So annoying!!) and the file attributes has been changed with the property
I suppose you talk about some kind of Linux(?) desktop. If yes: a little hint as to which one you talk about might help. My crystal ball is in repair right now, so i cannot see what you have installed on your system.

Every desktop has some sort of declaration list which attributes make for a certain kind of file. Usually this attribute is some kind of extension, in your case most probably ".fasta". You probably have linked this extension with the type you talk about. I suppose you can change that by right-clicking such a fasta-file, select something like "open with custom application" and then select "Remember this selection for files of this type".

I hope this helps.

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Old 07-03-2014
My system is Linux 3.5.0-49-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:28:58 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux And I am using Cinnamon desktop with gnome WM. I have tried the bakunin's methods, which did not work.
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Old 07-04-2014
Try to unassociate .fasta file types in ubuntu. You can do that in the file default.list.
Try to run a find command to get the file and change the .fasta entry
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Old 07-04-2014
Thanks for all your replies!
Googled more and from ubuntuforums.org and askubuntu.com got some clues there about file associations which is located in $HOME/.local/share. Then I tried to change some of the files related to .fasta and remove those entries related to wine that has been uninstalled.
This may not be the accurate solution, but solved the annoying problem.
Code:
vim ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list         # delete those lines related to .fasta extension or wine
vim ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache        # delete those lines related to .fasta extension or wine
vim ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list        # delete those lines relate to .fasta extension or wine
rm -r ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/           # bunch of folders that all contains info about .fasta extension or wine related
rm -r ~/.local/share/icons/                   # bunch of folders that all contains info about .fasta extension or wine related
rm -r ~/.local/share/applications/wine/        # wine is uninstalled so delete this folder,

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Old 07-04-2014
Next time mention you're on Ubuntu from the first Smilie Glad it's fixed.
 
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