snapd

[snap] steam:// application links don't work in chromium

Bug #1822165 reported by Efthimios Chaskaris
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snapd
New
Undecided
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chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

Example of a link: steam://connect/164.132.201.196:27119
This link is supposed to open a window or start a game in the steam application, but steam is not doing anything. It works in non-snap Chromium (tested on a new installation and a chrome prompt appeared, maybe some setting in my snap version is preventing this?).

Ubuntu 18.10
Chromium Version 73.0.3683.75 (Official Build) snap (64-bit)

Tags: snap
Revision history for this message
Olivier Tilloy (osomon) wrote :

When run from a terminal, the following message gives a clue:

    user-open error: Supplied URL scheme "steam" is not allowed

The xdg-open wrapper in snapd white-lists known URL schemes (https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/blob/master/userd/launcher.go#L60), and "steam" is not one of them.

summary: - Steam application links don't work in Chromium Snap
+ [snap] steam:// application links don't work in chromium
tags: added: snap
Revision history for this message
Olivier Tilloy (osomon) wrote :

Acknowledging the bug, but marking "invalid" for chromium as this would have to be fixed in snapd. Added a snapd task for that.

Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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