You can close the bug. I figured out the problem, and it's not Ubuntu's fault.
I had created a symlink: /etc/magic.mime as a symlink pointing at /usr/share/file/magic. This was to make a module in PHP's PECL library work, and was recommended by a posting in some newsgroup. Making the symlink did solve that PHP problem, but apparently borked the 'file' program in some way. Removing the symlink caused 'file -i' to work correctly. -- 'file -i' gives long description, not mime string https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
