Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: libgnome2-0
This is on Ubuntu Intrepid (8.10), using version 2.24.1-0ubuntu4 of
libgnome2-0.
"gnome-open" opens a file with the application specified for the
corresponding MIME type. This application can be changed by the user in
Nautilus (right click, "Properties", "Open with"). Such a change takes
effect only for the respective user - thus, it won't affect e.g. root.
This becomes problematic when a file should be opened with root
privileges, via "gksudo gnome-open". In this case, the default
application (not necessarily the one specified by the invoking user) is
started. While this behaviour is appropriate in general, there should be
a way to explicitly, but automatically, open the user's preferred
application.
An easy way to achieve this would be to call "gksudo -k gnome-open" and have
gnome-open look at the value of $HOME to decide whether to start the
user-defined application or the global default for the MIME type in question.
(The "-k" flag tells gksudo to preserve the environment of the invoking user.
In my opinion, this should include the applications specified for handling MIME
types.)
** Affects: libgnome (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: gksudo gnome-open mime sudo
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"gnome-open" and "gksudo -k gnome-open" should open the same application
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307149
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