On 09/23/2012 11:51 AM, Cruz, Jaime wrote: > Cruz, Jaime wrote: ... >> What it apparently wants to do is launch the Ubuntu Software Center to >> do the install. I did the changes suggested by WaltS in an earlier >> thread and now it's prompting me for which application it should launch. >> Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to tell it to launch the Software >> Center. >> >> Chrome was able to figure it out, but I can't seem to see the settings >> it is using... no way to list "Helper Apps" that I can see in that browser. >> > > FOUND IT!! /usr/bin/software-center > > It's all working now. Thanks for the hints and assistance. >
I see you got it working. However if you change to another profile you will need to do it all again. An easy way to get around this is to add the registration in your user.js file in your profile directory. First install apturl: $ sudo apt-get install apturl Add the following to your existing user.js if you already have one, if not open gedit and paste, then save as user.js in your seamonkey profile directory (~/.mozilla/seamonkey/<profile>/user.js: <code> # register protocol: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Register_protocol#Firefox_3.5_and_above # network.protocol-handler.expose.foo -> Value -> false # network.protocol-handler.external.foo -> Value -> true # network.protocol-handler.app.foo -> Value -> /path/to/app pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.apt",false); pref("network.protocol-handler.external.apt",true); pref("network.protocol-handler.app.apt","/usr/bin/apturl"); </code> Note: the first line is all one line & the first 4 lines are comments so that you'll remember where you got the information from & the format. You can do the same for your non-ubuntu firefox profile(s). Remove any 'apt' that you hand installed in about:config (right click and click reset). Restart SeaMonkey/Firefox with the user.js in the profile directory. When you click on an apturl you'll be prompted for the application. Click 'browse' and 'File System' and then to /usr/bin scroll down & click on 'apturl' (full path is as above: /usr/bin/apturl. Tick the box to 'always use this application' & you're good to go. That way you won't need to mess with the Ubuntu software center & when you click on an apt:<package> you'll get prompted for your password & the install will proceed. Note: the Ubuntu packaged Firefox & SeaMonkey include a extension called 'ubufox'. That extension (which is the first one I always disable) adds the 'apt' protocol settngs by default. You might also find this of interest (recommended by the Ubuntu apt wiki - <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AptUrl>): http://appnr.com/ be sure to see: http://blog.appnr.com/about/ http://blog.appnr.com/privacy/ I can't vouch for the site - I just found it from the wiki. I did test by installing Amarok (using SeaMonkey of course) & it worked fine; goes to the ubuntu repository, downloads & installs if from there. As with all applications of this type, use the apt protocol & apturl at your own risk. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apturl/+bugs _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
