Public bug reported:
in the file /usr/share/mime/packages/freedesktop.org.xml there is an
error since Ubuntu 24.04 in the section <mime-type
type="application/ovf">
1. Glob is set to *.ova. That sould be *.ovf
2. Alias is set to application/x-virtualbox-ovf. That sould be
application/x-virtualbox-ova
3. I have VirtualBox installed, with show me no file type for .ova files.
4. After changing the showed settings and run "sudo update-mime-database
/usr/share/mime" it works fine.
5. I am not sure if the glob here is needed because of the magic sttings, that
need to be checked.
<mime-type type="application/ovf">
...
<acronym>OVF</acronym>
<expanded-acronym>Open Virtualization Format</expanded-acronym>
<glob pattern="*.ovf"/>
<magic priority="62">
<match type="string" value=".ovf" offset="1:256">
<match type="string" value="ustar\0" offset="257"/>
<match type="string" value="ustar\040\040\0" offset="257"/>
</match>
</magic>
<alias type="application/x-virtualbox-ovf"/>
<sub-class-of type="application/x-tar"/>
</mime-type>
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: shared-mime-info 2.4-5build2 [modified:
usr/share/mime/packages/freedesktop.org.xml]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-6.6-generic 6.17.1
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Mon Nov 17 18:04:32 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-10-30 (17 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Release amd64 (20251007)
SourcePackage: shared-mime-info
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: shared-mime-info (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug questing wayland-session
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Mime Type for VirtualBox OVA is overwritten by OVF
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