Thanks for the pointers... I think this is not an apport bug after all, but one in xdg?
I have Google Chrome set as the default browser. When I launch via xdg- open: xdg-open http://bugs.launchpad.net It returns the line "Created new window in existing browser session." ANd it opens a new chrome window with an empty tab (no URL). HOWEVER, when I switch the default back to FireFox, xdg-open DOES open a FF window and loads launchpad.net successfully. Modifying ui.py as you suggested prints this: XXXX opening URL: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+filebug/e639d1fe-7bf7-11e5-a6ad-002481e7f48a? and again, this fails to open in google chrome (even using xdg-open which is what apport does, I just learned) but succeeds in opening in Firefox. Maybe this is, instead, a bug in xdg-utils? in Trusty, apport had no problems opening bugs in new Google Chrome windows. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apport in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1510091 Title: ubuntu-bug in wily fails to open a bug page when reporting bugs Status in apport package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Fresh install of Wily. Attempting to file a bug against Unity using ubuntu-bug. ubuntu-bug prompts me with the expected prompts for a Unity/Gfx bug and then says it will open a new window to complete the bug process. Normally, this would open a window to a launchpad bug in progress so I can update the bug with final details before completing the bug filing process. Instead, it opens a new browser window with NOTHING in the address bar. Since Ubuntu-Bug does NOT give me the URL in the console where it was launched, I have NO way of completing any bugs using ubuntu- bug. I attempted to file a bug twice with ubuntu-bug and failed both times as it does NOT actually open a window that opens the bug's page on launchpad: bladernr@Rogue1:~/Downloads$ ubuntu-bug unity Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. bladernr@Rogue1:~/Downloads$ Created new window in existing browser session. bladernr@Rogue1:~/Downloads$ ubuntu-bug unity Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. bladernr@Rogue1:~/Downloads$ Created new window in existing browser session. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1510091/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
