Public bug reported: I have my dotfiles in a separate folder and I symlink some files, for instance ~/.config/mimeapps.list .
At first it appears as a symlink, then I run the following command: "xdg-mime default qutebrowser.desktop text/html" and the symlink gets overwritten as its own file. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS ** Affects: xdg-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xdg-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614636 Title: xdg-mime overwrite symlinks Status in xdg-utils package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have my dotfiles in a separate folder and I symlink some files, for instance ~/.config/mimeapps.list . At first it appears as a symlink, then I run the following command: "xdg-mime default qutebrowser.desktop text/html" and the symlink gets overwritten as its own file. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-utils/+bug/1614636/+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