This bug was fixed in the package xdg-desktop-portal -
1.14.3-0ubuntu2.22.04.1
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xdg-desktop-portal (1.14.3-0ubuntu2.22.04.1) jammy; urgency=medium
* Update the native messaging portal patch to pick up a new commit
(LP: #1973596)
- debian/patches/webextensions-portal.patch
-- Olivier Tilloy <[email protected]> Mon, 16 May 2022
12:36:11 +0200
** Changed in: xdg-desktop-portal (Ubuntu Jammy)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1973596
Title:
SRU 1.14.3-0ubuntu3 to jammy
Status in xdg-desktop-portal package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in xdg-desktop-portal source package in Jammy:
Fix Released
Bug description:
[Impact]
When testing native messaging support with the firefox snap (not yet
released, see https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/pull/705),
gnome-shell won't prompt the user for permission to authorize a given
extension to access the portal, because the app id being passed to the
authorization request isn't what gnome-shell expects. This is
https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/issues/769.
As a consequence, access is always denied, and native messaging just
doesn't work.
The patch that fixes this issue was discussed with the author of the
native messaging portal (James Henstridge) and approved by him, and is
now being cherry-picked here.
[Test Plan]
On jammy, fetch and install the latest test snap from
https://launchpad.net/~osomon/+snap/firefox-native-messaging (manual
installation requires the --dangerous flag).
Install the chrome-gnome-shell native connector (`sudo apt install
chrome-gnome-shell`).
Open firefox and browse to
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gnome-shell-integration/.
Click the "Add to Firefox" button on the page.
Accept the authorization request that appears as a popup to install the GNOME
Shell integration extension.
Browse to https://extensions.gnome.org/local/.
You should be getting a GNOME Shell modal dialog that prompts you whether to
allow Firefox to make use of the WebExtensions portal to launch the
org.gnome.chrome_gnome_shell native connector.
Without this patch, GNOME Shell silently rejects the authorization request,
and you won't see any prompt.
Note that if you've tested the functionality before installing the
patched version of xdg-desktop-portal, you'll need to delete the
database that stores the permissions on disk
(~/.local/share/flatpak/db/webextensions) and restart the portal.
[Where problems could occur]
This patch affects a portal that is not being used anywhere yet (the
implementation in the Firefox snap is work in progress and serves as a
proof of concept). So there is no risk of affecting existing
functionality or other portals.
At worst, the patch doesn't fix the issue it claims it resolves.
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