Does not recognize .shp (ESRI Shapefile) files
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shared-mime-info (Ubuntu) |
New
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: shared-mime-info
In Nautilus, files with .shp suffix are not recognized - they have type "unknown (application/
$ file onb_grenzen.shp
onb_grenzen.shp: ESRI Shapefile version 1000 length 11050154 type Polygon
$ file -i onb_grenzen.shp
onb_grenzen.shp: application/
It would be nice if Nautilus would display a useful file type description rather than "unknown". The example file can be downloaded at http://
I assume Nautilus uses shared-mime-info for its file detection; sorry if the bug is reported against the wrong package.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: shared-mime-info 0.60-1
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: shared-mime-info
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-server i686
| Oliver Gerlich (ogerlich) wrote | #1 |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in shared-mime-info (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Thank you for your bug report. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software