[Bug 1823917] Re: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined
I've also made the suggestion to LXQt to discontinue using `$BROWSER` and instead using `xdg-settings` as I've shown how even though chromium is unique in its robustness, there is still not a complete definition of "default browser" (including dealing with file associations/mimetypes and scheme handlers) by using `$BROWSER` alone, whereas `xdg-settings` just resolves everything. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823917 Title: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1823917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1823917] Re: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined
** Description changed: STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Install firefox 2. Set `BROWSER=firefox` 3. Open firefox and make sure it is the default browser 4. Install chromium-browser 5. Open chromium-browser and set it as the default browser 6. Click on a link or use `xdg-open URL` EXPECTED RESULTS Link opens in chromium-browser ACTUAL RESULTS Link opens in firefox instead. Running chromium-browser from the terminal, when trying to change the default browser, the error "xdg-settings: $BROWSER is set and can't be changed with xdg-settings" appears. BROWSER, xdg-setting's default-web-browser, and xdg-mime's default for text/html remain unchanged. It's not possible to set the value of default-web-browser when the BROWSER variable is set. Yet, when making firefox default, the end result is that BROWSER is still set and default-web-browser and the default for text/html has changed. AFFECTED VERSIONS chromium-browser 73.0.3683.103-0ubuntu1 - UPSTREAM BUG REPORT + UPSTREAM BUG REPORTS https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=952569 + https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/1513#issuecomment-482779833 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823917 Title: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1823917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1823917] Re: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined
I will say, though, that there are many examples across various Linucies (that's the plural, right? ☺) suggesting to use the BROWSER variable to change the default browser. Case in point: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Environment_Variables#Default_programs And I might add another point: it's obvious that chromium-browser uses `xdg-settings` but I'm not sure what firefox uses, but the end result is that the `xdg-settings`, `xdg-mime` and `$BROWSER` values are all set appropriately. I will note, too, that `xdg-settings` results in a proportional change to `xdg-mime`. I do think that setting BROWSER is problematic and it is contributing to the problem, but the fact that chromium-browser seems to be unique among other browsers in terms of lacking robustness to set itself as default regardless of circumstances. Therefore, I think the fault lies with it. ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823917 Title: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1823917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1823917] Re: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined
** Description changed: STEPS TO REPRODUCE - 1. Install firefox - 2. Set `BROWSER=firefox` - 3. Open firefox and make sure it is the default browser - 4. Install chromium-browser - 5. Open chromium-browser and set it as the default browser - 6. Click on a link or use `xdg-open URL` + 1. Install firefox + 2. Set `BROWSER=firefox` + 3. Open firefox and make sure it is the default browser + 4. Install chromium-browser + 5. Open chromium-browser and set it as the default browser + 6. Click on a link or use `xdg-open URL` EXPECTED RESULTS Link opens in chromium-browser ACTUAL RESULTS Link opens in firefox instead. Running chromium-browser from the terminal, when trying to change the default browser, the error "xdg-settings: $BROWSER is set and can't be changed with xdg-settings" appears. BROWSER, xdg-setting's default-web-browser, and xdg-mime's default for text/html remain unchanged. It's not possible to set the value of default-web-browser when the BROWSER variable is set. Yet, when making firefox default, the end result is that BROWSER is still set and default-web-browser and the default for text/html has changed. + AFFECTED VERSIONS chromium-browser 73.0.3683.103-0ubuntu1 + + UPSTREAM BUG REPORT + https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=952569 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823917 Title: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1823917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1823917] Re: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined
Not sure about opera, but IIRC firefox doesn't use xdg-settings to set itself as the default browser. chromium-browser relies on xdg-settings, which errors out when $BROWSER is set, and that's apparently intentional. So the bug here seems to be that $BROWSER is set in the first place. What purpose does that variable fulfill? As pointed out by Walter, it's not part of the UNIX standard. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823917 Title: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1823917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1823917] Re: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined
** Description changed: - Every time I launch the browser it suggests to be set as the default but if I click on that button nothing will change: I'll get the suggestion the next time I open Chromium, even if I reboot. - Changing the default browser on configuration panel didn't solve the issue + STEPS TO REPRODUCE + 1. Install firefox + 2. Set `BROWSER=firefox` + 3. Open firefox and make sure it is the default browser + 4. Install chromium-browser + 5. Open chromium-browser and set it as the default browser + 6. Click on a link or use `xdg-open URL` - Lubuntu 19.10 beta on Athlon 64x2 5200+ + EXPECTED RESULTS + Link opens in chromium-browser + + ACTUAL RESULTS + Link opens in firefox instead. Running chromium-browser from the terminal, when trying to change the default browser, the error "xdg-settings: $BROWSER is set and can't be changed with xdg-settings" appears. BROWSER, xdg-setting's default-web-browser, and xdg-mime's default for text/html remain unchanged. It's not possible to set the value of default-web-browser when the BROWSER variable is set. Yet, when making firefox default, the end result is that BROWSER is still set and default-web-browser and the default for text/html has changed. + + chromium-browser 73.0.3683.103-0ubuntu1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823917 Title: Can't set Chromium as the default browser when BROWSER variable is defined To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1823917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
