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#14605
Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file
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Reported by: Petr Hracek <phracek <at> redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:30:03 UTC
Severity: normal
Done: Bastien <bzg <at> gnu.org>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 03:42:23PM +0530, Jambunathan K wrote:
> Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> > It is expected to be present in most desktop systems (almost anything
> > with a GUI installed).
>
> I use Debian 6.05 (Squeeze) + XFCE. I had to install `xdg-open' by
> hand. (i.e., It is not installed during default installation).
XFCE (and LXDE) uses exo-open. Although it does not require xdg-open,
it is compliant. Meaning, if xdg-utils is installed, xdg-open will
work. Gnome, KDE, on the other hand require it on most distributions
(Fedora is an example).
> xdg-open is just a shell script and tries lots of different things based
> on Desktop Environment. Why should Org re-implement the wheel?
Exactly! Since you look for the executable before calling, there is
nothing to lose. If xdg-open is present, it will work if there is a
GUI.
Cheers,
PS: I'm an XFCE (with xdg-utils) and emacs -nw user on Fedora.
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Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
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