Public bug reported:
Hi,
on Ubuntu 11.04, when using "sudo xdg-open /myfolder" (or gksu instead of sudo)
to open a folder:
- it opens the folder correctly with Nautilus except in the case below:
- when the folder is a mounted partition ( /dev/sdXY ) or a mount point (
/media/mymountpoint ), it opens an audio player (!?!) and I get the error
below :
Warning: unknown mime-type for "/media/Perso" -- using
"application/octet-stream"
Error: no "view" mailcap rules found for type "application/octet-stream"
Opening "/media/Perso" with Decibel Audio Player (inode/mount-point)
PS: I read in the man that "It is not recommended to use xdg-open as root.", so
maybe this bug is already known. And FYI I need to use xdg-open as root
because I develop a GNU-GPL software (Boot-Repair) which is started via gksu,
and I need to use xdg-open inside this app :)
Best regards
** Affects: xdg-utils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: xdg-open
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xdg-open error when opening a mounted folder in root
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