Places | Recent Documents doesn't open correct app

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I'm using Mate 24.04, but this same problem occurred with 22.04 and the last 23 releases.

Clicking on Places | Recent Documents often opens Geany (a text editor) instead of the appropriate app. One example is deb files. Some that do work are Libre Office files.

The files open correctly when double-clicked in the file manager.

What do I change to fix this?

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Welcome @Rud_Merriam to the community!

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On Linux, filetypes are determined from contents, not from extensions. Maybe this is the problem. Could you post some examples, indicating filename+extension and filetype from command file [file]? And which app tries to open it.

If not, something may be dis-configured in your home.

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