http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/2347/
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- There are no known programs installed to open "jakebox" files.
- Ubuntu can install one of the following programs from APT automatically. We believe they may be able to open the file: (Show packages: eg. KJakebox, JB)
- Or you may select an existing program to attempt to open it with. (Show existing program list)
- Or just cancel
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This would be integrated with synaptic and catch all unsupported file types, and means that even advanced users wont have issues opening files they have never seen before.

I think all hands would be up on brainstorm when i asked if people have at least once been sent something they had to google to work out how to open.

[767 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #2347


]]> en-us Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:55:14 +0000 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:38:32 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2347/ Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:57:45 +0000 http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/64/
]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:57:12 +0000 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:56:25 +0000 Sun, 04 May 2008 18:03:34 +0000 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:14:27 +0000 "We already have this implemented in add/remove. If you click on a unknown file type in nautilus it will invoke a mime-type handler in gnome-app-install. It only allows main by default though (gconf /apps/gnome-app-install/mime-whitelist-component) - this can be changed easily."]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:38:32 +0000