Firefox does not associate magnet links to Transmission
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
If you try to open a magnet link in thepiratebay, a Launch Application window will open asking to choose a torrent client, but there are no program in the list (take a look at the picture).
Why is it not configured to open Transmission? After all, it is the default torrent client in Ubuntu and other flavors, and for begginers users it is hard to realize that you can navigate to /usr/bin/ to find transmission in that Launch Application window.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: firefox 29.0+build1-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
AddonCompatChec
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
BuildID: 20140428194004
CasperVersion: 1.340
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Sat May 31 16:40:42 2014
Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExt
IpRoute:
default via 10.0.2.2 dev eth0 proto static
10.0.2.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 10.0.2.15 metric 1
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Plugins:
iTunes Application Detector - /usr/lib/
VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Videos 3.10.1) - /usr/lib/
Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Videos) - /usr/lib/
DivX® Web Player - /usr/lib/
QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.6 - /usr/lib/
PrefSources: prefs.js
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=
PulseList:
Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageV
rhythmbox-mozilla 3.0.2-0ubuntu1
totem-mozilla 3.10.1-1ubuntu4
RfKill:
RunningIncompat
SourcePackage: firefox
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.board.name: VirtualBox
dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.board.version: 1.2
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekG
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
no longer affects: | firefox |
If you click in "Choose" button, you will go to "Recently Used", but it's for recently files, not programs... this kind of window should open in /usr/bin, or list possible programs to choose. Right now it is very unfriendly.