I'd like to set node.js as the default application on Ubuntu for opening .js files. How can this be done? Ideally, I'd like to be able to start a node.js server simply by double-clicking on a .js file, instead of navigating to the script's folder from the terminal and then typing "node name_of_script.js".
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Right-click on a .js file, open its properties, add node.js as an Open With application, and select it as the default.
EDIT:
It seems that newer versions of some DEs (yes GNOME, I'm looking at YOU...) have removed the option to do this. Using xdg-mime from the command line will tell you how to write the appropriate XML file to associate the application with the filetype, and how to associate it. See xdg-mime --manual for details.
