Bug#805502: debian-mate-default-settings: mate defaults.list doesn't work as per expectations

[shirish शिरीष]

Package: debian-mate-default-settings
Version: 1.10.2-4
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,
This is a sort of follow-up on #801437 .

I enjoy .avi container (media) files and wanted to change the player
from vlc to mpv but it doesn't work. The following is from CLI.

─[$] cat defaults.list | grep avi

video/x-avi=mpv.desktop

[$] dlocate -S mpv.desktop

mpv: /usr/share/applications/mpv.desktop

[$] dlocate -S vlc.desktop

vlc: /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop

So as can be seen it should hightlight .avi files via mpv instead of
VLC but still it asks for vlc as first preference.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental'), (1, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.2.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages debian-mate-default-settings depends on:
ii  desktop-file-utils  0.22-1

debian-mate-default-settings recommends no packages.

Versions of packages debian-mate-default-settings suggests:
ii  mate-desktop-environment-core  1.10.0+1

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/mate/defaults.list changed:
[Default Applications]
application/csv=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/excel=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/javascript=pluma.desktop
application/mbox=icedove.desktop
application/msexcel=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/mspowerpoint=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/msword=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/mxf=vlc.desktop
application/ogg=vlc.desktop
application/pdf=atril.desktop
application/postscript=atril.desktop
application/ram=vlc.desktop
application/rdf+xml=iceweasel.desktop
application/rss+xml=iceweasel.desktop
application/rtf=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/sdp=vlc.desktop
application/smil=vlc.desktop
application/smil+xml=vlc.desktop
application/tab-separated-values=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.lotus-wordpro=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.ms-excel=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroenabled.12=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroenabled.12=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.ms-excel.template.macroenabled.12=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroenabled.12=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroenabled.12=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroenabled.12=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroenabled.12=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.ms-wpl=vlc.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula=libreoffice-math.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-flat-xml=libreoffice-draw.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics=libreoffice-draw.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template=libreoffice-draw.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-flat-xml=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-flat-xml=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-flat-xml=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-master=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-web=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slide=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.rn-realmedia=vlc.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.calc=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.draw=libreoffice-draw.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template=libreoffice-draw.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.impress=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template=libreoffice-impress.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.math=libreoffice-math.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.writer=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/vnd.visio=libreoffice-draw.desktop
application/vnd.wordperfect=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/wordperfect=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/x-123=gnumeric.desktop
application/x-7z-compressed=engrampa.desktop
application/x-7z-compressed-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-abiword=abiword.desktop
application/x-ace=engrampa.desktop
application/x-alz=engrampa.desktop
application/x-applix-spreadsheet=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-ar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-arj=engrampa.desktop
application/x-bittorrent=transmission-gtk.desktop;
application/x-bzdvi=atril.desktop
application/x-bzip1-compressed-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-bzip1=engrampa.desktop
application/x-bzip-compressed-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-bzip=engrampa.desktop
application/x-bzpdf=atril.desktop
application/x-bzpostscript=atril.desktop
application/x-cabinet=engrampa.desktop
application/x-cb7=atril.desktop
application/x-cbr=atril.desktop
application/x-cbz=atril.desktop
application/x-cd-image=engrampa.desktop
application/x-cgi=pluma.desktop
application/x-compressed-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-compress=engrampa.desktop
application/x-cpio=engrampa.desktop
application/x-dbase=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-dbf=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-deb=gdebi.desktop;engrampa.desktop
application/x-debian-package=gdebi.desktop;engrampa.desktop
application/x-dia-diagram=dia.desktop
application/x-doc=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/x-dos_ms_excel=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-dvi=atril.desktop
application/x-ear=engrampa.desktop
application/x-excel=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-extension-m4a=vlc.desktop
application/x-extension-mp4=vlc.desktop
application/x-flac=vlc.desktop
application/x-flash-video=vlc.desktop
application/x-font-otf=mate-font-viewer.desktop
application/x-font-pcf=mate-font-viewer.desktop
application/x-font-ttf=mate-font-viewer.desktop
application/x-font-type1=mate-font-viewer.desktop
application/x-gnome-saved-search=caja.desktop
application/x-gnumeric=gnumeric.desktop
application/x-gtar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-gzdvi=atril.desktop
application/x-gzip=engrampa.desktop
application/x-gzpdf=atril.desktop
application/x-gzpostscript=atril.desktop
application/xhtml+xml=iceweasel.desktop
application/x-hwp=libreoffice-writer.desktop
application/x-java-archive=engrampa.desktop
application/x-javascript=pluma.desktop
application/x-lha=engrampa.desktop
application/x-lhz=engrampa.desktop
application/xls=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-lyx=lyx.desktop
application/x-lzip-compressed-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-lzip=engrampa.desktop
application/x-lzma-compressed-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-lzma=engrampa.desktop
application/x-lzop-compressed-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-lzop=engrampa.desktop
application/x-matroska=vlc.desktop
application/xml-dtd=pluma.desktop
application/xml=pluma.desktop
application/x-mps=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-ms-excel=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-msexcel=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-mps=gnumeric.desktop
application/x-netshow-channel=vlc.desktop
application/x-ogg=vlc.desktop
application/x-oleo=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-perl=pluma.desktop
application/x-php=pluma.desktop
application/x-planperfect=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-python=pluma.desktop
application/x-quattropro=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-quicktime-media-link=vlc.desktop
application/x-quicktimeplayer=vlc.desktop
application/x-rar-compressed=engrampa.desktop
application/x-rar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-rpm=engrampa.desktop
application/x-rzip=engrampa.desktop
application/x-sc=gnumeric.desktop
application/x-sc=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-shellscript=pluma.desktop
application/x-shorten=vlc.desktop
application/x-smil=vlc.desktop
application/xspf+xml=vlc.desktop
application/x-stuffit=engrampa.desktop
application/x-sylk=gnumeric.desktop
application/x-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-tarz=engrampa.desktop
application/x-war=engrampa.desktop
application/x-xbase=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-xls=libreoffice-calc.desktop
application/x-xz-compressed-tar=engrampa.desktop
application/x-xz=engrampa.desktop
application/x-zip-compressed=engrampa.desktop
application/x-zip=engrampa.desktop
application/x-zoo=engrampa.desktop
application/zip=engrampa.desktop
audio/3gpp=vlc.desktop
audio/ac3=vlc.desktop
audio/AMR=vlc.desktop
audio/AMR-WB=vlc.desktop
audio/basic=vlc.desktop
audio/flac=vlc.desktop
audio/midi=vlc.desktop
audio/mp4=vlc.desktop
audio/mpegurl=vlc.desktop
audio/mpeg=vlc.desktop
audio/ogg=vlc.desktop
audio/prs.sid=vlc.desktop
audio/vnd.rn-realaudio=vlc.desktop
audio/x-ape=vlc.desktop
audio/x-flac=vlc.desktop
audio/x-gsm=vlc.desktop
audio/x-it=vlc.desktop
audio/x-m4a=vlc.desktop
audio/x-matroska=vlc.desktop
audio/x-mod=vlc.desktop
audio/x-mp3=vlc.desktop
audio/x-mpegurl=vlc.desktop
audio/x-mpeg=vlc.desktop
audio/x-ms-asf=vlc.desktop
audio/x-ms-asx=vlc.desktop
audio/x-ms-wax=vlc.desktop
audio/x-ms-wma=vlc.desktop
audio/x-musepack=vlc.desktop
audio/x-pn-aiff=vlc.desktop
audio/x-pn-au=vlc.desktop
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin=vlc.desktop
audio/x-pn-realaudio=vlc.desktop
audio/x-pn-wav=vlc.desktop
audio/x-pn-windows-acm=vlc.desktop
audio/x-real-audio=vlc.desktop
audio/x-realaudio=vlc.desktop
audio/x-sbc=vlc.desktop
audio/x-scpls=vlc.desktop
audio/x-speex=vlc.desktop
audio/x-tta=vlc.desktop
audio/x-vorbis+ogg=vlc.desktop
audio/x-vorbis=vlc.desktop
audio/x-wavpack=vlc.desktop
audio/x-wav=vlc.desktop
audio/x-xm=vlc.desktop
eapplication/vnd.ms-word=libreoffice-writer.desktop
image/bmp=eom.desktop
image/g3fax=gimp.desktop
image/gif=eom.desktop
image/jpeg=eom.desktop
image/jpg=eom.desktop
image/pjpeg=eom.desktop
image/png=eom.desktop
image/svg+xml-compressed=eom.desktop
image/svg+xml=eom.desktop
image/tiff=atril.desktop
image/vnd.djvu=atril.desktop
image/vnd.rn-realpix=vlc.desktop
image/vnd.wap.wbmp=eom.desktop
image/x-bmp=eom.desktop
image/x-bzeps=atril.desktop
image/x-compressed-xcf=gimp.desktop
image/x-eps=atril.desktop
image/x-fits=gimp.desktop
image/x-gray=eom.desktop
image/x-gzeps=atril.desktop
image/x-icb=eom.desktop
image/x-ico=eom.desktop
image/x-icon=gimp.desktop
image/x-pcx=eom.desktop
image/x-pict=vlc.desktop
image/x-png=eom.desktop
image/x-portable-anymap=eom.desktop
image/x-portable-bitmap=eom.desktop
image/x-portable-graymap=eom.desktop
image/x-portable-pixmap=eom.desktop
image/x-psd=gimp.desktop
image/x-sgi=gimp.desktop
image/x-sun-raster=gimp.desktop
image/x-tga=gimp.desktop
image/x-xbitmap=eom.desktop
image/x-xcf=gimp.desktop
image/x-xpixmap=eom.desktop
image/x-xwindowdump=gimp.desktop
inode/directory=caja-folder-handler.desktop
message/rfc822=icedove.desktop
misc/ultravox=vlc.desktop
multipart/x-zip=engrampa.desktop
text/comma-separated-values=libreoffice-calc.desktop
text/abiword=abiword.desktop
text/calendar=icedove.desktop
text/css=pluma.desktop
text/csv=libreoffice-calc.desktop
text/google-video-pointer=vlc.desktop
text/html=iceweasel.desktop
text/javascript=pluma.desktop
text/mathml=pluma.desktop
text/plain=pluma.desktop
text/richtext=libreoffice-writer.desktop
text/rtf=libreoffice-writer.desktop
text/spreadsheet=libreoffice-calc.desktop
text/tab-separated-values=libreoffice-calc.deskto
text/x-abiword=abiword.desktop
text/x-c++hdr=pluma.desktop
text/x-chdr=pluma.desktop
text/x-comma-separated-values=libreoffice-calc.desktop
text/x-c++src=pluma.desktop
text/x-csrc=pluma.desktop
text/x-csv=libreoffice-calc.desktop
text/x-dtd=pluma.desktop
text/x-google-video-pointer=vlc.desktop
text/x-java=pluma.desktop
text/x-javascript=pluma.desktop
text/x-makefile=pluma.desktop
text/xml=pluma.desktop
text/x-moc=pluma.desktop
text/x-pascal=pluma.desktop
text/x-patch=pluma.desktop
text/x-perl=pluma.desktop
text/x-php=pluma.desktop
text/x-python=pluma.desktop
text/x-sql=pluma.desktop
text/x-tcl=pluma.desktop
text/x-tex=pluma.desktop
text/x-vcard=icedove.desktop
text/x-xml-abiword=abiword.desktop
video/3gpp=vlc.desktop
video/dv=vlc.desktop
video/fli=vlc.desktop
video/flv=vlc.desktop
video/mp2t=vlc.desktop
video/mp4v-es=vlc.desktop
video/mp4=vlc.desktop
video/mpeg=vlc.desktop
video/msvideo=vlc.desktop
video/ogg=vlc.desktop
video/quicktime=vlc.desktop
video/vivo=vlc.desktop
video/vnd.divx=vlc.desktop
video/vnd.rn-realvideo=vlc.desktop
video/vnd.vivo=vlc.desktop
video/webm=vlc.desktop
video/x-anim=vlc.desktop
video/x-avi=mpv.desktop
video/x-flc=vlc.desktop
video/x-flic=vlc.desktop
video/x-fli=vlc.desktop
video/x-flv=vlc.desktop
video/x-m4v=vlc.desktop
video/x-matroska=vlc.desktop
video/x-mpeg=vlc.desktop
video/x-ms-asf=vlc.desktop
video/x-ms-asx=vlc.desktop
video/x-msvideo=vlc.desktop
video/x-ms-wm=vlc.desktop
video/x-ms-wmv=vlc.desktop
video/x-ms-wmx=vlc.desktop
video/x-ms-wvx=vlc.desktop
video/x-nsv=vlc.desktop
video/x-ogm+ogg=vlc.desktop
video/x-theora+ogg=vlc.desktop
video/x-totem-stream=vlc.desktop
x-content/audio-cdda=vlc.desktop
x-content/audio-player=vlc.desktop
x-content/blank-bd=brasero.desktop
x-content/blank-cd=brasero.desktop
x-content/blank-dvd=brasero.desktop
x-content/blank-hddvd=brasero.desktop
x-content/software=caja-autorun-software.desktop
x-content/video-dvd=vlc.desktop
x-content/video-svcd=vlc.desktop
x-content/video-vcd=vlc.desktop
x-directory/gnome-default-handler=caja-folder-handler.desktop
x-directory/normal=caja-folder-handler.desktop
x-scheme-handler/apt=apturl.desktop
x-scheme-handler/ghelp=yelp.desktop
x-scheme-handler/help=yelp.desktop
x-scheme-handler/http=iceweasel.desktop
x-scheme-handler/https=iceweasel.desktop
x-scheme-handler/icy=vlc.desktop
x-scheme-handler/icyx=vlc.desktop
x-scheme-handler/info=yelp.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mailto=icedove.desktop
x-scheme-handler/magnet=transmission-gtk.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/man=yelp.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mmsh=vlc.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mms=vlc.desktop
x-scheme-handler/net=vlc.desktop
x-scheme-handler/pnm=vlc.desktop
x-scheme-handler/rtp=vlc.desktop
x-scheme-handler/rtsp=vlc.desktop
x-scheme-handler/uvox=vlc.desktop
zz-application/zz-winassoc-xls=libreoffice-calc.desktop

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