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after 8.10 installation, can't open file directories from "Places".

Asked by sajidwasif

after upgrading to 8.10, my HP dv6000 has been giving the following problems.

1) When i go to Places--> Documents/Computer/Music or try to open any media from there, I'm always shown the "appearance preferences" window where I can change the wallpapers and stuff. Weird.... I know. How do I solve it? It never happened with 8.04

2) Totem movie player still can't play DVD. whenever insert a media, the player says, "cant read from source". Totem also gives me another problem that existed in 8.04. When I try to play an audio file from my vista drive (my other OS), the file appears on the totem playlist. But then it doesn't play. also happened with other media players.

3) After upgrading, I can't view some java required websites. Like I can't view videos from hulu.com or cbs.com. youtube works fine. This problem was solved in 8.04 when I installed some plugins. 8.10 is now so smooth. When i go to Places--> Documents/Computer/Music or try to open any media from there, I'm always shown the "appearance preferences" window where I can change the wallpapers and stuff

4) Does anyone know how I can update the avast antivirus database? So far I've only been able to run the program from terminal. But not sure how to update.

Also can anybody tell me how to rollback certain installations or is there a restore point option here? i'm kinda new with Linux. Solved only 7 or 8 issues through the terminal. I would appreciate any efforts with the problems.

Thanks

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please open nautilus from command line or by pressing on a desktop without other opened window ALT+F2 keyboard keys and write into opened window nautilus.

Nautilus come in front of you select a directory on the right nautilus frame and right click with mouse a drop down menu come in front of you go to the end of this menu and select:
Properties - click on "Open with" tab
Select "Open Folder" application if it is already into list
If you don't have "Open Folder" listed please press the "+ Add" button and Select "Open folder" from the opened list of applications.
Then be sure "Open Folder" is selected and optionally remove other unused listed applications

Hope this helps

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sajidwasif (sajidwasif) said : 		#2

Ok the first problem is solved. Thanks marcobra.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Ok Summary question is solved so please mark this question as solved
and split other question into single new question

Thank you

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sajidwasif (sajidwasif) said : 		#4

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.