Unable to start web browser to open https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source

[Kirill Afonshin]

Apport says:
Unable to start web browser to open https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+filebug/da06306a-82ec-11e1-9b4f-d485646cd9a4?field.title=compiz+crashed+with+SIGSEGV+in+g_type_check_instance%28%29.

But firefox is ok and running and displaying the page.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apport-gtk 2.0-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 10 13:24:21 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64+mac (20120328)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Audrey Durand (adurand)]

Same thing with Chromium.

[Steve Magoun (smagoun)]

I see this in 12.10 with apport 2.6.1-0ubuntu1. When an app crashes, apport-gtk puts up a dialog titled, "Unable to start web browser" with a message like "Unable to start web browser to open https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/......"

Despite the dialog, the browser does open and displays the bug report page.

This is a recent regression on my system; it was functioning properly around 12.10 beta 1. The behavior emerged between beta 1 and beta 2.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for apport (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]