/usr/share/mimelnk/application/x-esri-shape.desktop is in qgis 2.8.6+dfsg-1build1.
This file is owned by root:root, with mode 0o644.
The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.
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Type=MimeType
MimeType=application/x-esri-shape
Hidden=false
Comment=ESRI shape file
Comment[de]=ESRI-Shapedatei
Icon=qgis-mime
Patterns=*.shp;*.shx;
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