Package: mc
Version: 3:4.8.1-3
Severity: normal
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Several applications are hardcoded into the default mc.ext, which could be
better handled by run-mailcap. Most of the hardcoded ones are not installed by
default, and/or have superior alternatives. Examples: the entire sound section
(eg. mpg123, ogg123), mplayer for all videos (not even available in debian),
gv for postscript (evince and okular could handle it via see %f), abiword and
gnumeric (most people use libreoffice instead).
In fact, the entire mc.ext for finding suitable applications for opening files
is wrong, it should be "see %f" blindly for *everything* that has X bit unset
and try running the executable ones (too bad matching permissions is
impossible, so this cannot be implemened right now).
Also worth noting is that determining file types based on filenames is totally
wrong, but this mistake is so prevalent, that fighting against is is futile.
MM
--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 3.3.0fxa
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
500 unstable ftp.uni-kl.de
500 unstable ftp.de.debian.org
1 experimental ftp.hu.debian.org
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
==============================-+-==============
e2fslibs (>= 1.42) | 1.42.1-2
libc6 (>= 2.11) | 2.13-27
libcomerr2 (>= 1.01) | 1.42.1-2
libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0) | 2.30.2-6
libgpm2 (>= 1.20.4) | 1.20.4-4
libslang2 (>= 2.0.7-1) | 2.2.4-7
mc-data (= 3:4.8.1-3) | 3:4.8.1-3
Recommends (Version) | Installed
===========================-+-===========
mime-support | 3.52-1
unzip | 6.0-5
perl | 5.14.2-9
Suggests (Version) | Installed
============================-+-===========
zip | 3.0-4
bzip2 | 1.0.6-1
links | 2.5-1
OR w3m | 0.5.3-5
OR lynx |
arj |
file | 5.11-1
xpdf |
OR pdf-viewer |
dbview |
odt2txt |
gv |
catdvi |
djvulibre-bin |
imagemagick | 8:6.6.9.7-6
python | 2.7.2-10
python-boto |
python-tz |
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