Ubuntu
gnome-apt package

gdeb package on hoary misses .desktop for file association

Bug #2128 reported by FlorianHufsky
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-apt (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Ubuntu GNOME

Bug Description

After installing gdeb you have to manually set the file association (via a .deb file->right klick->open with->gdeb -I

gdeb is missing a .desktop file for /usr/share/applications and update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications

Daniel Holbach (dholbach)
Changed in gnome-desktop:
assignee: nobody → gnome
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Emmet Hikory (persia) wrote :

The desktop file for gdeb is in the gnome-apt package (built from the same source). It claims responsibility for application/x-deb files, although this may not be sufficient.

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FlorianHufsky (florian-hufsky) wrote :

Yes. When installing gdev I suppose it to set file associations accordingly.
Or at least a note that they're set when installing gnome-apt, but that's not the behaviour a novice user expects.

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Barry deFreese (bddebian) wrote :

If I can get the mime magic section figured out I will upload this shortly. Thank you.

Barry deFreese (bddebian)
Changed in gnome-apt:
status: New → Fixed
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FlorianHufsky (florian-hufsky) wrote :

thank you for fixing this! it's awesome how the maintainers/community reacts to bug reports (it really fixes them :) ) - thanks a ton!

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