Thanks for the tip! Actually, xdg-open doesn't seem to work on my system, running it manually produces this:
$ xdg-open 'http://launchpad.net' ; echo $? Error showing url: There was an error launching the default action command associated with this location. 4 The same error is printed to the pidgin debug log. So, I guess it's not a pidgin bug, but rather xdg-utils's one. ** Also affects: xdg-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Open URL in browser doesn't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215825 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs