I can reliably reproduce by modifying /usr/bin/xdg-settings to forcefully return an empty string for default-web-browser.
** Summary changed: - Syntax eror in /usr/bin/chromium-browser when xdg-settings get default-web-browser is empty + Syntax error in /usr/bin/chromium-browser when xdg-settings get default-web-browser is empty ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Olivier Tilloy (osomon) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1853574 Title: Syntax error in /usr/bin/chromium-browser when xdg-settings get default-web-browser is empty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1853574/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs