Apport does not use default web browser

[Sergio Benjamim]

Apport does not use default web browser, here i'm using Firefox as default (and i checked it in Firefox menu Edition --> Preferences --> Advanced, General tab). I save any web page in a folder, then open it with double click, and Firefox opens.

Apport insists on using Google Chrome.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: apport 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-2.17-generic 3.13.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:109:116:0:2014-01-10 14:55:37.287999178 +0100:2014-01-10 14:55:37.287999178 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_sbin_lightdm-gtk-greeter.112.uploaded
 644:0:116:0:2014-01-10 14:21:57.659999419 +0100:2014-01-13 11:09:53.956548620 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_sbin_lightdm-gtk-greeter.112.upload
 640:112:116:4872917:2014-01-10 14:22:56.587999343 +0100:2014-01-10 14:32:39.163999342 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_sbin_lightdm-gtk-greeter.112.crash
Date: Mon Jan 13 14:24:47 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-09 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140109)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2014-01-10T14:24:35.159999

[Lyn Perrine (walterorlin)]

I was getting the same problem in lxde on lubuntu with qupzilla as the default browser.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

It renders essential functionality of the package (or a dependent one) broken.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Does that only happen for system crashes? That sounds very similar to bug 1287460 which got fixed two weeks ago. Can you re-check with current trusty? Thanks!

[Lyn Perrine (walterorlin)]

I wonder if this has a clear meaning of defualt browser. I confirmed this bug by setting the defualt browser for lxsession it was not opening with that browser. I have found a workaround if I set the debian defualt browser through update alternatives or through the set debian default browser which was chromium during a crash. Then I changed that in defualt apps for lxsession to change debian defualt which updates the alernatives and then it opens in firefox. It would open in the same different broswer when I did ubuntu-bug as well. I am not sure of the equvilent settings in xfce.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Can you please give me the output of "sh -x /usr/bin/xdg-open http://www.ubuntu.com" if it still happens in current trusty (beta-2)?

[Merlijn Sebrechts (merlijn-sebrechts)]

I cannot reproduce this bug on Trusty. Tested it by switching between chrome and FF as default browser and running ubuntu-bug. ubuntu-bug opens the correct browser.

[Mathew Hodson (mhodson)]

I can't reproduce either. Feel free to reopen if anyone can provide reproduction steps.