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Can't create a new mime type on Ubuntu 18.04

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP 0 i want to create a new mime type for idx/sub subtitles. The current mime type is 'text/plain'. I created a file idx.xml in /usr/share/mime/packages with this content <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info"> <mime-type type="video/x-idx"> <comment xml:lang="en">idx</comment> <icon name="bdsup2sub"/> <glob pattern="*.idx"/> </mime-type> </mime-info> and updated the mime database with sudo updata-mime-database /usr/share/mime A new xml file is created in /usr/share/mime/video with the name 'x-idx.xml'. The content is <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mime-type xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info" type="video/x-idx"> <!--Created automatically b...

Fan fiction

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Fan fiction or fanfiction (also abbreviated to fan fic , fanfic , fic or ff ) is fiction about characters or settings from an original work of fiction, created by fans of that work rather than by its creator. Fans may maintain the creator's characters and settings or add their own. It is a popular form of fan labor, particularly since the advent of the Internet. Fan fiction is rarely commissioned or authorized by the original work's creator or publisher and is rarely professionally published. It may or may not infringe on the original author's copyright, depending on the jurisdiction and on such questions as for whether or not it qualifies as "fair use" (see Legal issues with fan fiction). Attitudes of authors and copyright owners of original works to fan fiction have ranged from indifference to encouragement to rejection. Copyright owners have occasionally responded with legal action. The term "fan fiction" came into use in the 20th century as copyri...