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Title:
  Firefox does not use default application to open binary files

Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This is beyond me, so I would like some help.

  Up until a software update within the last few months (maybe the
  upgrade to Ubuntu 11.100, I can't remember), if I opened a PDF file in
  Firefox, it would always ask, and the default aplication for that file
  type was Document Viewer.

  Now it defaults to 'gedit'.

  I have tried (through 'Edit --> Preferences') setting my default
  application for PDF files to 'Document Viewer', and then downloading a
  PDF file to open it, but for some reason the dialog box then says
  'Open with...' and 'gedit'.

  I will attach screenshots of:

  1. Application Preferences; and
  2. Dialog box showing Open with... gedit (default).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: firefox 9.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic i686
  AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  AplayDevices:
   **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC260 Analog [ALC260 Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC260 Analog [ALC260 Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  el_gallo_azul   1675 F.... pulseaudio
  BuildID: 20111228084953
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8a00000 irq 44'
     Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC260'
     Components	: 'HDA:10ec0260,103c3011,00100400'
     Controls      : 24
     Simple ctrls  : 13
  Channel: release
  Date: Wed Jan 18 14:31:02 2012
  ForcedLayersAccel: False
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.0.253 dev eth0  proto static 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0  scope link  metric 1000 
   192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.0.2  metric 1
  Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=9.0.1/20111228084953 (Running)
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
  SourcePackage: firefox
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-13 (65 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/18/2005
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: 786D1 v01.03
  dmi.board.name: 09F8h
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 43e0119
  dmi.chassis.type: 4
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786D1v01.03:bd05/18/2005:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7600SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09F8h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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