Re: Gnome open can not recognize a file by its name
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mond wrote:
> On Feb 19, 7:30 pm, Nuno Magalhães <nunomagalh...@eu.ipp.pt> wrote:
>>> Recently, my gnome failed to recognize any file by its name extension.
>> That's actually a good thing if you've been reading the thread about
>> .desktop "viruses". However, shouldn't gnome fallback to file magic
>> test if extension test fails?
>>
>
> yes. That, for sure, will avoid some viruses. But the thing is that
> file magic test is gone on my gnome. I believe a dist-upgrade removed
> some gnome component which perform magic test. I just can recall the
> name now.
>
> Recent dist-upgrade wanted to remove a lot of gnome component. Of
> cause I did not upgrade. The problem happened right after lenny's
> release. If I can track my update history, I may figure out a way to
> solve it.
>
>
I am facing a similar problem with Gnome - recently my desktop icons
all changed to generic looking icons and they now fail to run the
program they are supposed to represent. I've been told it is probably
the result of the current upgrade after the release of Lenny.
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