** Summary changed: - firefox - text forum attachment download - the associated helper application does not exist + firefox - the associated helper application does not exist
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 - - ubuntu hardy heron 8.04 amd64 - - $ apt-cache policy firefox-3.0 - firefox-3.0: - Installed: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 - Candidate: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 - Version table: - *** 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 0 - 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-proposed/main Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - 3.0~rc1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 0 - 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages - 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0 - 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages - - Try go to ubuntuforums.org and try to download/open a text .txt attachment. - Example: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=828399 - - Click on listings.txt to download it, the firefox download manager - (window "opening listings.txt") pops up and choose "open with" "Text - editor" + Clicking some links in firefox-3.0 to download files displays the + open/save dialog correctly, but if 'open' is selected with the default + application, it fails with an error. Saving works as intended. The resulting error is: - Download error - /tmp/listings.txt could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences. + Download Error + /tmp/(filename) could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences. + + EXAMPLES: + http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=828399 (listings.txt) + http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubuntu-help/60569-installing-wireless-client-wusb11v4-2.html (novo ficheiro.txt) + https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0 (Available diffs, affects all launchpad package pages) + + WORKAROUND: + Save the file first, rather than using the firefox 'open' option. + + All reported cases using Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04.1 AMD64 with + firefox-3.0: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 -- firefox - the associated helper application does not exist https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239952 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
