This is an intentional change made in GNOME/glib. They no longer use gconf, but record your personal preferences in ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list.
gnome-open just asks glib what to launch now. Use the preferred app selection dialog (gnome-default-applications- properties) to change the default. ** Changed in: libgnome (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to libgnome in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/695778 Title: gnome-open is not using gnome-www-browser for URLs -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs