This is the diff between how the file _should_ look like in oneiric (extracted from 0.18-0ubuntu9) and what Jamie attached:
$ diff -u o/etc/gnome/defaults.list defaults.list.dpkg-old --- o/etc/gnome/defaults.list 2011-10-18 15:32:33.000000000 +0200 +++ defaults.list.dpkg-old 2012-04-11 13:26:12.207829377 +0200 @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ application/msexcel=libreoffice-calc.desktop application/msword=libreoffice-writer.desktop application/ogg=banshee.desktop -application/pdf=evince.desktop application/postscript=evince.desktop application/rtf=libreoffice-writer.desktop application/tab-separated-values=libreoffice-calc.desktop @@ -238,3 +237,4 @@ x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop x-scheme-handler/https=firefox.desktop x-scheme-handler/mailto=thunderbird.desktop +application/pdf=evince.desktop So something changed the position of the application/pdf entry. I wonder if that is done by some "apply system wide" button in some "preferred applications" capplet or similar? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to desktop-file-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/912707 Title: upgrade manager prompts to resolve conflict in /etc/gnome/defaults.list Status in “desktop-file-utils” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Upgrading from 11.10 -> 12.04. I accepted the default selection and everyhting seems to be working fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: update-manager 1:0.155.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jan 6 12:06:14 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110919) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: update-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-06 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/desktop-file-utils/+bug/912707/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
