Found the source of the issue with the gio command when running:
$ desktop-file-install --dir=$HOME/.local/share/applications
.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop
value "\\$HOME/.local/firefox/firefox %u" for key "Exec" in group
"Desktop Entry" contains a reserved character '$' outside of a quote
Adding quotes didn't help. The solution was to hard-code my home
directory in the Exec= line instead of using $HOME. Then the gio
command successfully runs:
$ gio mime x-scheme-handler/http firefox.desktop
Set firefox.desktop as the default for x-scheme-handler/http
$ gio mime x-scheme-handler/https firefox.desktop
Set firefox.desktop as the default for x-scheme-handler/https
$ gio mime x-scheme-handler/https
Default application for “x-scheme-handler/https”: firefox.desktop
Registered applications:
firefox.desktop
chromium.desktop
kfmclient_html.desktop
Recommended applications:
firefox.desktop
chromium.desktop
kfmclient_html.desktop
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