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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Update mime database - won't!
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:56:16
Message-Id: 200902081456.10851.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Update mime database - won't! by Justin
1 On Sunday 08 February 2009, Justin wrote:
2 > Mick wrote:
3 > > Hi All,
4 > >
5 > > I tried following the elog suggestion after emerging
6 > > x11-misc/shared-mime-info-0.51, but I get this message back:
7 > >
8 > > # update-mime-database /usr/local/share/mime/
9 > > update-mime-database: I don't have write permission on
10 > > /usr/local/share/mime. Try rerunning me as root.
11 > >
12 > > Looking for it reveals that it's not there:
13 > >
14 > > # ls -la /usr/local/share/mime/
15 > > ls: cannot access /usr/local/share/mime/: No such file or directory
16 > >
17 > > Is there anything else that I need to do first before trying to update
18 > > it?
19 >
20 > Just do update-mime-database /usr/share/mime/
21 >
22 > I don't know who has it in /usr/local?
23
24 Thanks, should I file a bug?
25 --
26 Regards,
27 Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Update mime database - won't! Justin <justin@×××××××××.net>