xubuntu desktop fails to respect "preferred applications"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
chromium-browser (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
mozilla-firefox (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xfwm4
On my wife's desktop, the preferred web-browser is set, via "Settings Manager", to chromium-browser. However, if she clicks a web link received by email (thunderbird), firefox is always launched. Also, clicking the generic "Web Browser" icon in the bottom panel launches firefox.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xfwm4 4.8.1-1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jun 8 15:36:45 2011
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xfwm4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WORKAROUND:
Xfce stores it at ~/.config/
There will be a key named WebBrowser. e.g: WebBrowser=firefox
Using an editor, complete the following steps:
1. change preferred browser in Settings -> Preferred Applications
2. open a terminal, type
cd ~/.config/xfce4/
3. type
mousepad helpers.rc
4. find "WebBrowser=
5. change the line to read "WebBrowser=
6. Save the file
exit the terminal
Changed in exo (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Confirmed |
Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!
This is probably related to bug 604568. I am marking it triaged, there really should be an easy way for Xubuntu users to change the default browser.