Public bug reported: When my system-wide preferred webbrowser is configured to firefox, ubuntu-bug (aka apport-bug) fails to open the launchpad site after pressing "Send". I get an empty firefox window instead.
I guess this is caused by the decision to remove the -remote option in Firefox 36.x (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1080319) and related to similar bugs in thunderbird (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1429275) and xfce4-terminal (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-terminal/+bug/1429284). dpkg -l | grep firefox ii firefox 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 amd64 Safe and easy web browser from Mozilla ii firefox-locale-en 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 amd64 English language pack for Firefox joerg@quad:~$ ps aux | grep firefox joerg 30284 39.4 0.8 1107620 268552 ? Sl 23:22 0:01 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -remote openURL(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+filebug/5492a664-c44f-11e4-8f83-d485646cd9a4?) joerg 30339 0.0 0.0 18928 968 pts/0 S+ 23:22 0:00 grep --color=auto firefox ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.77-generic 3.13.11-ckt15 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64 ApportLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/apport.log' ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 CrashReports: 640:1000:116:3580315:2015-03-02 22:57:00.979579687 +0100:2015-03-02 22:57:03.003579729 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gthumb.1000.crash 600:109:116:0:2015-03-02 22:57:03.915579741 +0100:2015-03-02 22:57:03.915579741 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gthumb.1000.uploaded 664:1000:116:0:2015-03-02 22:57:02.491579721 +0100:2015-03-02 22:57:02.491579721 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gthumb.1000.upload CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Mar 6 23:23:39 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-10 (269 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: apport UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: apport (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to apport in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1429293 Title: apport-bug fails to open the launchpad site Status in apport package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When my system-wide preferred webbrowser is configured to firefox, ubuntu-bug (aka apport-bug) fails to open the launchpad site after pressing "Send". I get an empty firefox window instead. I guess this is caused by the decision to remove the -remote option in Firefox 36.x (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1080319) and related to similar bugs in thunderbird (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1429275) and xfce4-terminal (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-terminal/+bug/1429284). dpkg -l | grep firefox ii firefox 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 amd64 Safe and easy web browser from Mozilla ii firefox-locale-en 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 amd64 English language pack for Firefox joerg@quad:~$ ps aux | grep firefox joerg 30284 39.4 0.8 1107620 268552 ? Sl 23:22 0:01 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -remote openURL(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+filebug/5492a664-c44f-11e4-8f83-d485646cd9a4?) joerg 30339 0.0 0.0 18928 968 pts/0 S+ 23:22 0:00 grep --color=auto firefox ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.77-generic 3.13.11-ckt15 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64 ApportLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/apport.log' ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 CrashReports: 640:1000:116:3580315:2015-03-02 22:57:00.979579687 +0100:2015-03-02 22:57:03.003579729 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gthumb.1000.crash 600:109:116:0:2015-03-02 22:57:03.915579741 +0100:2015-03-02 22:57:03.915579741 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gthumb.1000.uploaded 664:1000:116:0:2015-03-02 22:57:02.491579721 +0100:2015-03-02 22:57:02.491579721 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gthumb.1000.upload CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Mar 6 23:23:39 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-10 (269 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: apport UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1429293/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp