GNU bug report logs - #40649
VM image file lacks ".qcow2" extension, which confuses GNOME Boxes

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Package: guix;

Reported by: mray <mail <at> mray.de>

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:00:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: mray <mail <at> mray.de>
Cc: 40649 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40649: website download bug
Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 22:51:09 -0400
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On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 10:36:11PM +0200, mray wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> the QEMU Image download links toa file that misses the "*.qcow2" filetype.
> 
> That way Gnome Boxes is not able to start the image. I suggest renaming
> all respective files.

We could use something like the attached patch (untested!), but I'll
wait for review from a maintainer since they would have to deal with any
breakage.
[0001-maint-Add-a-file-extension-to-the-VM-image.patch (text/plain, attachment)]
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