chromium makes itself the default gnome-www-browser without permission
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: chromium-browser
A new install of Chromium /effectively/ makes itself the default browser without permission from the user.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Install chromium-browser using e.g. Synaptic Package Manager.
2. Start chromium, and answer "no" to the question "do you want to make chromium the default?"
3. Chromium has now become your default browser for many command line applications. You can prove this by typing the following at the command line:
$ sudo update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser
There are 2 choices for the alternative gnome-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/
Selection Path Priority Status
-------
* 0 /usr/bin/
1 /usr/bin/
2 /usr/bin/firefox 40 manual mode
$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
There are 2 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/
Selection Path Priority Status
-------
* 0 /usr/bin/
1 /usr/bin/
2 /usr/bin/firefox 40 manual mode
The expected behaviour is that the '*' remains with your previously indicated preferred browser and NOT chromium. Now any calls to e.g. urlview from a mail tool such as mutt, will open up a chromium browser, when the user expects to see their previously default browser.
I'm guessing that this is a regression caused by the fix to Bug #571103 ?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: chromium-browser 5.0.375.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 3 14:03:58 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
| Paddy Launch (paddylaunch-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #1 |
| description: | updated |
| Paddy Launch (paddylaunch-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #2 |
| description: | updated |
| description: | updated |
| Evan Martin (Chromium) (evan-chromium) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Olivier Tilloy (osomon) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Work-around:
$ sudo update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser
[then select your preferred browser from the menu]
$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
[then select your preferred browser from the menu]