I create most of the document types from the specification, as well as the corresponding OpenOffice 1.x formats, using OpenOffice. The problem was reproducible for all files but the .odt file.
$ file * 1.odf: OpenDocument Formula 1.odg: OpenDocument Drawing 1.odm: OpenDocument Master Document 1.odp: OpenDocument Presentation 1.ods: OpenDocument Spreadsheet 1.odt: OpenDocument Text 1.otg: OpenDocument Drawing Template 1.otp: OpenDocument Presentation Template 1.ots: OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template 1.ott: OpenDocument Text Template 1.stc: OpenOffice.org 1.x Calc spreadsheet 1.std: OpenOffice.org 1.x Draw document 1.sti: OpenOffice.org 1.x Impress presentation 1.stw: OpenOffice.org 1.x Writer document 1.sxc: OpenOffice.org 1.x Calc spreadsheet 1.sxd: OpenOffice.org 1.x Draw document 1.sxg: OpenOffice.org 1.x Writer global document 1.sxi: OpenOffice.org 1.x Impress presentation 1.sxm: OpenOffice.org 1.x Math document 1.sxw: OpenOffice.org 1.x Writer document $ file --mime-type * 1.odf: application/octet-stream 1.odg: application/octet-stream 1.odm: application/octet-stream 1.odp: application/octet-stream 1.ods: application/octet-stream 1.odt: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text 1.otg: application/octet-stream 1.otp: application/octet-stream 1.ots: application/octet-stream 1.ott: application/octet-stream 1.stc: application/octet-stream 1.std: application/octet-stream 1.sti: application/octet-stream 1.stw: application/octet-stream 1.sxc: application/octet-stream 1.sxd: application/octet-stream 1.sxg: application/octet-stream 1.sxi: application/octet-stream 1.sxm: application/octet-stream 1.sxw: application/octet-stream Gnome/Nautilus is capable of correctly displaying the MIME types in the file properties. The legacy formats are named "vnd.sun.xml.${APPLICATION}[.template]", for example .stm -> "vnd.sun.xml.writer.template"; .sxw -> "vnd.sun.xml.writer". -- file does not recognize most opendocument mime types https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/678000 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs