Bug#698426: iceweasel: Please suggest applications handling mime type

[Mike Hommey]

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 01:49:16PM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> merge 484010 698426
> found 698426 10.0.12esr-1
> found 698426  18.0-1
> found 484010 10.0.12esr-1
> found 484010 18.0-1
> thanks
> 
> [Andreas Tille]
> > I was wondering why not simply taking over the patch which the
> > author claimed to exist in Ubuntu and enable easy installation of
> > packages handling a requested mime type.
> 
> No idea about the cause, but I know this issue is already requested in
> BTS report #484010 from 2008.  Given the number of open bugs, I guess
> the cause is lack of manpower. :)

Indeed. And the reason why the Ubuntu code hasn't been imported is that
it relies on a server to give answers. What I want to something that
just checks the local apt database (possibly using one of the generic
APIs so that this could be used on any distro, provided they have the
info)

Mike