file icon handler doesn't remember the file association
Bug #456266 reported by
Jérôme
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #455344: pcmanfm File association support does not work.
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: lxde-common
On my desktop background, each time I click on the icon of a playlist file , I have to choose the application to be used.
This is boring.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 20 14:05:26 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: lxde 0.4.2-1ubuntu3
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: lxde-common
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
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I had the very same problem.
Actualy digging and digging and digging in a lot of forums, I found that the error has to do with pcmanfm. The file manager is broken, and even if your mime-types are updated, it will not recognise *any* file (pcmanfm does also manage the desktop).
The solution I found was to download version 0.5.2 from:
http:// sourceforge. net/projects/ pcmanfm/
And compile it. It is necessary to install various development packages (hal, hal-storage, gain...) through Synaptic.
$ ./configure
$ make
It will complain about a missing '\n' in the translation file ca.po. cd into po and enter the command:
$ pico +298 ca.po
In the previous line, add a '\n' before the last '"'.
$ cd .. bin/pcmanfm
$ make
$ make install
$ cd /usr/bin
$ sudo ln -fs /usr/local/
$ killall pcmanfm
Press [Windows]+R and type: "pcmanfm -d"
Everything should work now.
The obvious fix to this error is to upgrade package in Ubuntu.