Bug#298377: capplets: Attempting to set "File Types and Programs" fails: gnome-file-types-properties no such file or directory

[Josselin Mouette]

Le dimanche 06 mars 2005 =E0 22:27 -0500, Chris Metzler a =E9crit :
> When attempting to open a .doc file today, suddenly, the only option
> available is AbiWord.  I wanted to put oowriter back on the list of
> options for .doc files, so I headed off to Desktop Preferences -->
> Advanced --> File Types and Programs.  Doing so generates an error
> window stating "Cannot launch entry  /  Details: Failed to execute
> child process `gnome-file-types-properties' (No such file or directory)'

How come the icon is still here?

> A quick check on p.d.o shows no package in testing or unstable
> containing such a program.

Of course, it was removed in GNOME 2.8.

> At present, this seems to make it impossible to set applications
> for mime types.

Just right-click on the file and go to the preferences, there's a tab
for defining the default application.
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