on livecd xdg-open failed with: /usr/bin/xdg-open: 364: /usr/bin/xdg-open: gnome-open: not found

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Ubuntu Desktop 20111121

TEST CASE
1. Open a terminal and run the following command
$ xdg-open 'http://www.ubuntu.com/'

EXPECTED RESULT
The page 'http://www.ubuntu.com' opens in a browser

WHAT HAPPENS
The command fails with error:
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 364: /usr/bin/xdg-open: gnome-open: not found

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xdg-utils 1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.0-2.3-generic 3.1.0
Uname: Linux 3.1.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.26-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.290
Date: Mon Nov 21 10:51:25 2011
Dependencies:

LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111121)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xdg-utils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

We lost gvfs-bin on the daily images.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-meta - 1.250

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ubuntu-meta (1.250) precise; urgency=low

  * Refreshed dependencies
  * Added gvfs-bin to desktop (LP: #893056)
 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:17:57 +0100

[danmb (danmbox)]

Bug #893835 was incorrectly (in my opinion) marked as a duplicate of this. The problem in that case is that ubuntu-bug fails if the system-wide $BROWSER no longer exists. People in that situation cannot report bugs anymore.