Hi Gina,
> On arch linux the problem seems to be that our code (via the golang
> stdlib) expects to read a mime.types file and that is not installed by
> default on arch linux. Their perspective is that this file is used by
> 'Heirloom UNIX programs', a phrase I am enjoying.
Arch Linux user here. I think you want the mailcap package.
$ pkgfile -v mime.types
extra/apache 2.4.38-1 /etc/httpd/conf/mime.types
extra/cups 2.2.11-1 /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.types
→ extra/mailcap 2.1.48+14+g5811758-1 /etc/mime.types
extra/mailcap 2.1.48+14+g5811758-1 /etc/nginx/mime.types
extra/python 3.7.2-3 /usr/lib/python3.7/test/mime.types
extra/xine-lib 1.2.9-8 /usr/lib/xine/plugins/2.7/mime.types
community/calibre 3.40.1-1 /usr/share/calibre/mime.types
community/certbot-nginx 0.32.0-1
/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_nginx/tests/testdata/etc_nginx/mime.types
community/certbot-nginx 0.32.0-1
/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_nginx/tests/testdata/etc_nginx/ubuntu_nginx_1_4_6/default_vhost/nginx/mime.types
community/erlang 21.3-1
/usr/lib/erlang/lib/inets-7.0.6/examples/server_root/conf/mime.types
community/erlang-nox 21.3-1
/usr/lib/erlang/lib/inets-7.0.6/examples/server_root/conf/mime.types
community/go 2:1.12.1-1
/usr/lib/go/misc/nacl/testdata/mime.types
community/go-pie 2:1.12.1-1
/usr/lib/go/misc/nacl/testdata/mime.types
community/mediawiki 1.32.0-1
/usr/share/webapps/mediawiki/includes/libs/mime/mime.types
community/neomutt 20180716-7 /usr/share/doc/neomutt/mime.types
community/passenger 6.0.2-1
/usr/lib/passenger/resources/mime.types
community/pypy3 7.1.0-1
/opt/pypy3/lib-python/3/test/mime.types
community/racket 7.2-1
/usr/share/racket/pkgs/web-server-lib/web-server/default-web-root/mime.types
community/ranger 1.9.2-1
/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ranger/data/mime.types
community/scrapy 1.6.0-1
/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/scrapy/mime.types
community/yaws 2.0.6-1 /usr/lib/yaws-2.0.6/priv/mime.types
$
On Ubuntu it's package mime-support. Most Linux distributions have it
easily available. By using the system's, you pick up local changes.
--
Cheers, Ralph.
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