Xubuntu 11.10 doesn't remember default browser selection

[Don Campbell]

I like everything about Xubuntu 11.10 except one annoying bug: it doesn't remember my choice of default browser (Google Chrome) and it doesn't remember my keyring password. At every login, I have to re-select Google Chrome as the default, and re-enter my keyring password.

I know that this issue has been raised before, but I have seen no responses to previous inquiries about this issue. (I could have missed them, of course.) I hope someone -- preferably someone from the development team -- will finally respond and let us know when this bug will be fixed.

Thanks!

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

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[Don Campbell (don-pc-handyman)]

The bug is exhibited when attempting to launch the browser using the web browser launcher on the bottom panel. Whenever I do this upon turning on the laptop, I am presented with the "Choose Preferred Application" dialog.

Running ubuntu-bug-w and clicking on the web browser launcher on the bottom panel identifies the affected package as xfce4-panel 4.8.6-0ubuntu1.

Running ubuntu-bug-w and clicking on the web browser launcher on the "Choose Preferred Application" dialog window identifies the affected package as libexo-1-0-.6.2-2.

Hope this helps.

[Don Campbell (don-pc-handyman)]

Next to last paragraph should read:

Running ubuntu-bug-w and clicking on the "Choose Preferred Application" dialog window identifies the affected package as libexo-1-0-.6.2-2.

[Don Campbell (don-pc-handyman)]

Just to clarify one point: I am referring in this report to Google Chrome, not the Chromium open source browser.

[jbaron (john-baron)]

I have the same problem, but I'm using chromium-browser. update-alternatives confirms that chromium is my choice (made originally in the applications menu Web Browser item, and also in Settings / Choose Preferred Application), but firefox gets started most of the time anyway. Interestingly, chromium also sees that even though I tell it to be my default browser, that setting is defeated and offers to make t again.

[Rifester (rife-mark)]

I can confirm this behavior in Xubuntu 12.04 as well. Cannot permanently set Chromium as default browser.

[B3rz3rk3r (adamgalt1)]

This bug is still present in Xubuntu 13.04 with latest updates as of today (see above for date).