Similar problem, gnome-terminal hijacked my places menu. When I cleared the .local/share/applications/mimeapps.list, (it only had one association) the problem resolved itself
-- opening a directory using an application change associations incorrectly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/260492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs