file roller does not open files with odt ending

Bug #996552 reported by Tim Wahrendorff
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File Roller
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file-roller (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I am a systemdeveloper developing reporting systems for University Management Software.

we are using Libreoffice as reporting Engine and do some non-standard stuff with the odt files, we use as templates for pdf output.

In the past I was able to open an odt file with a right-click and choosing "Open in file-roller", but with 12.04 I get an Error message: "Archive is not supported".
When I change the filesuffix from .odt to .zip, file-roller has no problems opening the file. Of course not, since an odt file IS ACTUALLY an zip archive and therefore it should be able to open it with file-roller.

I really hope this is not an intended "feature", since it would be an odd one...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: file-roller 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 8 15:46:12 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120412)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: file-roller
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Tim Wahrendorff (tim.timwahrendorff) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in file-roller (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Fritz Heinrichmeyer (fritz-heinrichmeyer) wrote :

rename file to .zip ending, then it works so i am afraid this is a feature .....

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Fritz Heinrichmeyer (fritz-heinrichmeyer) wrote :

probably no upstream bug as it works in arch linux with vanilla gnome file-roller

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Tim Wahrendorff (tim.timwahrendorff) wrote :

Still present in 18.04.

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