[opensuse-kde] Lost mime types
Hello SuSE people, Trying to upgrade kde 3.5.5 to 3.5.7 on 10.2 After fighting with a Kmail crashing problem for two weeks (finally solved) a new problem has raised it's ugly head. Upon trying to open an application I get a message "Could not find mime-type application /octet-stream" After that message another message pops-up stating "No mime-types installed" Then the window of the app (Konqueror in one case) but there is nothing in it. No icons, no fonts, nothing. What is this and how can that be? Does a KDE upgrade do something with mime-types? Have no idea where to look, Help/info a little guidance would sure be appreciated. Bob S. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
On Sat September 29 2007 23:01, Bob S wrote:
Trying to upgrade kde 3.5.5 to 3.5.7 on 10.2 After fighting with a Kmail crashing problem for two weeks (finally solved) a new problem has raised it's ugly head.
Upon trying to open an application I get a message "Could not find mime-type application /octet-stream" After that message another message pops-up stating "No mime-types installed"
Hi Bob, A little Google research seems to indicate that your file associations (mime-types) have been damaged in some way. You can try correcting this by copying over the contents of ~/.kde/share/mimelnk/application/ from a backup or another (unbroken) user's directory. Just be sure to set/verify correct ownership and permissions afterwards. hth & regards, Carl --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
* Bob S <911@sanctum.com> [09-29-07 22:49]:
Upon trying to open an application I get a message "Could not find mime-type application /octet-stream" After that message another message pops-up stating "No mime-types installed" Then the window of the app (Konqueror in one case) but there is nothing in it. No icons, no fonts, nothing. What is this and how can that be? Does a KDE upgrade do something with mime-types?
Have no idea where to look, Help/info a little guidance would sure be appreciated.
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