[Bug 362121] Re: xdg-open fails to identify mime-type except by extension

[Jesdisciple]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: xdg-utils
  
  Ubuntu 8.10
  xdg-utils 1.0.2-6
  
  On my system, using xdg-open to access any directory from within the environment (regardless of privileges) prepared by sudo results in the following output:
  > Warning: unknown mime-type for "<directory>" -- using "application/octet-stream"
  > Error: no "view" mailcap rules found for type "application/octet-stream"
  A similar response is returned for text files without extensions.  .diff and .txt are opened in less; .sh only triggers an error:
  > Error: no "view" mailcap rules found for type "application/x-sh"
  
  Another user reported the first output a few months ago at Bug #323710,
  and I suspect that a similar factor persists on his system as is
  produced by sudo on mine.  I don't yet have a clue how sudo modifies my
  environment to trigger this bug.
  
+ The strange application choices for known file types are also
+ significant, but I'm not sure whether they are part of this bug.
+ 
  An exploration of the original symptom (triggered by directories) is
  available at [ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7079723 ].
  
  Thanks!
  Chris

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xdg-open fails to identify mime-type except by extension
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