Micah: bug 204858 was exactly that bug (sensible-browser should use xdg- open instead of relying on alternatives), but it was closed as invalid. Should it be reopened?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538912 Title: xlinks shouldn't replace Firefox as /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “links2” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: links2 Installing links2 in karmic will beat both firefox-2 and firefox-3.5 in selection for /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser. This is almost certainly not what users want or expect. ~ $ dpkg -s links2 | grep ^Version Version: 2.2-1build1 ~ $ ~ $ update-alternatives --display x-www-browser x-www-browser - auto mode link currently points to /usr/bin/xlinks2 /usr/bin/firefox-2 - priority 30 slave x-www-browser.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/firefox-2.1.gz /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 - priority 40 /usr/bin/xlinks2 - priority 69 slave x-www-browser.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/xlinks2.1.gz Current `best' version is /usr/bin/xlinks2. ~ $ ~ $ lsb_release -cd Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Codename: karmic ~ $ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/538912/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
