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Ubuntu Version:
26.04 LTS
Desktop Environment (if applicable):
Gnome
Problem Description:
Firefox (Snap), open a link to a PDF file.
In settings I have to “Use default system default application”, which in
my case is “evince”.
In Ubuntu 25.10 clicking on the link would download the file and open it
immediately with evince.
In 26.04 I get a dialog to choose among several applications, with
Evince highlighted and first in the list. It doesn’t say anything like
“Choose this application from now on” or similar.
What I’ve Tried:
Changing to “Ask what to do” and going back to “Use default application”.
Reinstalling xdg-desktop-portal-gnome and xdg-desktop-portal and
xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.
This is happening also in another computer with standard Gnome where I
upgraded from 25.10 to 26.04, apart from the one where I generated this
bug report.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
Package: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome 50.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-15.15-generic 7.0.0
Uname: Linux 7.0.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.34.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon May 18 15:24:17 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-17 (3866 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
SourcePackage: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: xdg-desktop-portal (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug resolute wayland-session
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Firefox PDF opening with default system application looks different in Ubuntu
26.04 compared to 25.10
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2152906
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