** Description changed: Binary package hint: xdg-utils Ubuntu 8.10 xdg-utils 1.0.2-6 On my system, using xdg-open to access any directory from within the environment (regardless of privileges) prepared by sudo results in the following output: > Warning: unknown mime-type for "<directory>" -- using "application/octet-stream" > Error: no "view" mailcap rules found for type "application/octet-stream" A similar response is returned for text files without extensions. .diff and .txt are opened in less; .sh only triggers an error: > Error: no "view" mailcap rules found for type "application/x-sh" Another user reported the first output a few months ago at Bug #323710, and I suspect that a similar factor persists on his system as is produced by sudo on mine. I don't yet have a clue how sudo modifies my environment to trigger this bug. + The strange application choices for known file types are also + significant, but I'm not sure whether they are part of this bug. + An exploration of the original symptom (triggered by directories) is available at [ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7079723 ]. Thanks! Chris
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