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Thread: File associations and icons not showing on desktop


for past few days file associations have gone toss. example :
  • an icon on desktop open eclipse says eclipse.desktop , doesn't show eclipse image
  • when right click .bz2 file doesn't show extract here option
  • for text files, small bit of text showing outside icon shows inside


same problems present in nautilus desktop.

need quick reset these default.

have attached screenshot show issue.
attached images attached images

ok googled bit , installed rox-filer - has fixed of associations not of them ... here's output when ran sudo apt-get install rox-filer

unknown media type in type 'all/all'

unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles'

unknown media type in type 'uri/mms'

unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst'

unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu'

unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm'

unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt'

unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu'

unknown media type in type 'fonts/package'

unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin'

processing triggers man-db ...
setting rox-filer (1:2.5-1build1) ...
unknown media type in type 'all/all'

unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles'

unknown media type in type 'uri/mms'

unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst'

unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu'

unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm'

unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt'

unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu'

unknown media type in type 'fonts/package'

unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin'


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