Conversely, what can be corrected is the absence of programs that declare that they handle application/x-debian-package. I see that for instance "MimeType=application/x-deb;application/x-debian-package;" in /usr/share/applications/gdebi.desktop.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/760644 Title: Default handler lookup by extension fails Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox When I click on a link to an architecture-dependent package (_amd64.deb, _i386.deb) I get a dialog which suggests to open the file with Software Center, but if I click on an architecture-independent package (_all.deb) it is considered a file type which is never heard about, suggesting to simply save it or to browse for a program in the local file system. Also architecture-independent DEB packages should be installable with Software Center by simply clicking them. This should be simple to fix and it should not break anything, so it could still be done for Natty. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/760644/+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
