Thunderbird does not open http URL anymore with Firefox v36.0
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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exo (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
In Firefox the "-remote" option was removed in version 36.0 (https:/
Unfortunately the current Thunderbird in Ubuntu 14.04 still uses this option.
When I click on an http URL in a email an empty Firefox windows opens and ps reports a firefox instance with "-remote "OpenURL(...)".
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: thunderbird 1:31.5.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64
AddonCompatChec
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
BuildID: 20150223201856
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied
Date: Fri Mar 6 22:28:40 2015
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
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-10 (269 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.2.1 dev eth0 proto static
192.168.2.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.2.179 metric 1
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
PrefSources:
prefs.js
[Profile]
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=
RelatedPackageV
RfKill:
RunningIncompat
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:
dmi.bios.date: 07/04/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.60
dmi.board.name: B85 Pro4
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Prereq to reproduce this bug:
- firefox must be the default browser in the system (calling ubuntu-bug changed this ...?)
- no instance of firefox is running before I click on the URL in the email in thunderbird
Then an empty firefox window opens and I see with ps
joerg@quad:~$ ps aux | grep firefox firefox/ firefox -remote openURL(http:// rover.ebay. com/rover/ 4/0/8?eecl= 3&eesi= DE&i=163076f5f1 1IIb602II66492c II16307528776II 3&eepc= /181673136653& bu=43203452891& segname= B10583E- 00&crd= 20150305123840& emParams= i&sojTags= emid%3Dbu% 2Csegname% 3Dsegname% 2Ccrd%3Dcrd)
joerg 26700 45.0 0.8 1120428 264164 ? Sl 22:42 0:01 /usr/lib/