I changed the system default PDF reader, but Obsidian still opens in the old default app

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What I’m trying to do

I’m on Ubuntu. The default PDF reader was Document Viewer, but I changed it to Okular. When I right click on a PDF file in Obsidian and select “open in default app”, it still uses Document Viewer.

Things I have tried

I searched for “default app” “pdf” and a few other search options. I didn’t see anyone having this same issue.

I have tried locating PDF files in my Obsidian Vault using the Ubuntu file explorer and opening them by double clicking, to confirm that Okular is the system default.

I tried rebooting my system, but I still see the behavior described above.

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Default app settings on Linux can be tricky, with multiple places to set them. I think this has been discussed before, but I don’t remember where or if a solution was found. It might be an issue with Electron (the Chromium-based framework Obsidian runs in).

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