firefox - the associated helper application does not exist
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
|||
epiphany-browser (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
firefox (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Chris Coulson | ||
Maverick |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Chris Coulson | ||
firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Invalid
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Clicking some links in firefox-3.0 to download files displays the open/save dialog correctly, but if 'open' is selected with the default application, it fails with an error. Saving works as intended.
The resulting error is:
Download Error
/tmp/(filename) could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences.
EXAMPLES:
http://
Not working: File Type: odt test1.odt (7.3 KB, 0 views)
Not working: File Type: ods test2.ods (6.8 KB, 0 views)
Not working: File Type: txt test4 with space.txt (12 Bytes, 0 views)
Working: File Type: pdf test5.pdf (13.8 KB, 0 views)
Not working: File Type: py test6.py (15 Bytes, 0 views)
Not working: File Type: txt test3nospace.txt (9 Bytes, 0 views)
Not working: File Type: py test7withusrbin.py (41 Bytes, 0 views)
http://
https:/
WORKAROUND:
Save the file first, rather than using the firefox 'open' option.
All reported cases using:
Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope 8.10 alpha 6 updated
Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04.1 (amd64 or i386)
firefox-3.0: 3.0+nobinonly-
Related branches
description: | updated |
Changed in xulrunner-1.9: | |
assignee: | nobody → intuitivenipple |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in ubuntuforums.org: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in xulrunner-1.9: | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in ubuntuforums.org: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in ubuntuforums.org: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in ubuntuforums.org: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in xulrunner-1.9: | |
assignee: | intuitivenipple → nobody |
status: | In Progress → Confirmed |
Changed in firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Incomplete |
Changed in xulrunner-1.9 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
milestone: | ubuntu-8.10 → none |
description: | updated |
Changed in xulrunner-1.9 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
Changed in firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
tags: | added: patch |
Changed in firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in firefox (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
assignee: | nobody → Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-10.10 |
Changed in firefox: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
Changed in firefox (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
status: | Triaged → Fix Committed |
Changed in ubuntuforums.org: | |
assignee: | nobody → ARULARASU (arularasug) |
Changed in ubuntuforums.org: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in ubuntuforums.org: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Confirmed |
assignee: | ARULARASU (arularasug) → nobody |
no longer affects: | ubuntuforums.org |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
I can confirm the issue with this file. Saving the file and opening it manually avoids this problem. I have not encountered this problem anywhere else.