Ubuntu
firefox package

Firefox claims to be not the default browser while x-www-browser opens it

Bug #1407174 reported by Removed by request
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Bug Description

I'm using Ubuntu 15.04 dev with firefox 34.0+build2-0ubuntu2 and if I'm going to the menu bar -> Edit -> Preferences -> General there stands "Firefox is not your default browser". But if I'm executing x-www-browser in a terminal Firefox does successfully start.

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Removed by request (removed3425744) wrote :

I have now forwarded this bug to upstream: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1143402

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in firefox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Michael Kuster (user240) wrote :

Affects Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 (preview version)
Ubuntu 14.04 is not affected.

I started firefox and set it to be default browser in the settings of firefox.
Important: The I close firefox!

If I start firefox from terminal by entering:
x-www-browser <some-url>

same with
gnome-www-browser <some-url>

and then check the firefox settings, firefox reports not to be the default browser.

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