Hello Heinrich,

we haven't changed anything inside Icedove.

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 08:04:02AM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> x-www-browser opens firefox-esr

There is /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser pointing?
I assume you have removed the Iceweasel package and/or done anything
with firefox[-esr].

> about:config has
> network.protocol-handler.app.https;x-www-browser
> network.protocol-handler.app.http;x-www-browser
> 
> Yet clicking on a link or choosing "Open in Browser" from
> the context menu of links does not lead to any action.

You can probably fix this issue by configuring updates-alternatives and
setup the browser you want to use.

$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

You should see something like this:

> There are 3 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing 
> /usr/bin/x-www-browser).
>
>   Selection    Path                  Priority   Status
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> * 0            /usr/bin/firefox-esr   70        auto mode
>   1            /usr/bin/chromium      40        manual mode
>   2            /usr/bin/firefox-esr   70        manual mode
>   3            /usr/bin/konqueror     30        manual mode
> 
> Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:

Note the needed asterix (*) in front of the selected one.

https://wiki.debian.org/HOWTO/DefaultWebBrowser

Regards
Carsten

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