Am having this problem still in Linux Mint 15 with Cinnamon. Most of the above links from 2009ff do not work anymore. Someone still has the perl or python script to attach to this bug report, so user can fix this issue themselves?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-mime-data in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185165 Title: Ubuntu does not open MS Windows internet shortcuts with 'url' extension Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Committed Status in The GNOME Mime-Data Module: Fix Released Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Invalid Status in “gnome-mime-data” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “mime-support” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “shared-mime-info” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Ubuntu will not open standard internet shortcuts created in Microsoft Windows. This makes interoperability very poor, and will prevent many people from migrating to Ubuntu. Copy any 'filename.url' from a Microsoft Windows machine, or create a file with the following contents: [DEFAULT] BASEURL=http://www.ubuntu.com [InternetShortcut] URL=http://www.ubuntu.com and name it 'ubuntu.url'. Double click in Nautilus to launch. Nothing happens. It should launch in the same manner as a 'desktop' internet shortcut. Note: a workaround has been developed - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3281092. This should be provided by default Ubuntu installation. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/185165/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
