OpenOffice.org 3.1 and newer packages on Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) doesn't associate with Text documents, Spreatsheets and other files until desktop-file-utils 0.15-2 or newer package is installed. OOo doesn't open word documents and other supported files by double clicking in file-manager, because update-desktop-database command was removed from openoffice.org packages and dpkg triggers are used instead, see desktop-file-utils changelog:
desktop-file-utils (0.15-2) unstable; urgency=low
* Do not hardcode the path to update-desktop-database in postinst.
* postrm: remove created caches upon removal.
* triggers: register interest in /usr/share/applications.
* postinst: run update-desktop-database when triggered.
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OpenOffice.org 3.1 and newer packages on Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) doesn't associate with Text documents, Spreatsheets and other files until desktop-file-utils 0.15-2 or newer package is installed. OOo doesn't open word documents and other supported files by double clicking in file-manager, because update- desktop- database command was removed from openoffice.org packages and dpkg triggers are used instead, see desktop-file-utils changelog:
desktop-file-utils (0.15-2) unstable; urgency=low desktop- database in postinst. applications. desktop- database when triggered.
* Do not hardcode the path to update-
* postrm: remove created caches upon removal.
* triggers: register interest in /usr/share/
* postinst: run update-
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