This bug was fixed in the package xdg-utils - 1.1.0~rc3+git20150907-1ubuntu1
--------------- xdg-utils (1.1.0~rc3+git20150907-1ubuntu1) wily; urgency=low * Merge from Debian unstable. Remaining changes: (LP: #1495273) - debian/patches: * gnome-3.0.diff: Correctly open preferred browser with gnome-open (LP: #670128) * lp779156-lubuntu.diff: Add open_lxde and run_sylpheed function for improved LXDE and sylpheed support (LP: #779156) * xdg-screensaver-restore-timeout.diff: restore previous X11 screensaver timeout when xdg-screensaver resume is used (LP: #1363540) * New upstream release fixes the following bugs: - xdg-mime query filetype does not work on KDE 5 (LP: #1454833) - xdg-open doesn't properly detect Xfce/Xubuntu (LP: #1388922) - xserver-blanking patch in Ubuntu duplicates code (LP: #1330386) - Typo in manpage of 'xdg-icon-resource' (LP: #996304) - xdg-open (to gnome-open) fails to launch file:// URL with query string (LP: #396162) -- Sean Davis <smd.seanda...@gmail.com> Sun, 13 Sep 2015 12:39:10 -0400 ** Changed in: xdg-utils (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xdg-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/396162 Title: xdg-open (to gnome-open) fails to launch file:// URL with query string Status in Xdg-utils: Fix Released Status in xdg-utils package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: xdg-utils Attempting to launch a file URL with a query string attached fails using xdg-open (calls gnome-open on my system). I can successfully launch with an anchor tag but not query string. If you try to launch directly with firefox it is successful. Ubuntu 9.04 w/Gnome libgnome2-0: Installed: 2.26.0-0ubuntu2 xdg-utils: Installed: 1.0.2-6.1 Examples: Fails: $ xdg-open 'file:///home/jsmith/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/jsmith/Desktop/Server/fpweb/index.htm?dirname=CPA&pagename=add.htm' Error showing url: Error stating file '/home/jsmith/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/jsmith/Desktop/Server/fpweb/index.htm?dirname=CPA&pagename=add.htm': No such file or directory $ gnome-open 'file:///home/jsmith/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/jsmith/Desktop/Server/fpweb/index.htm?dirname=CPA&pagename=add.htm' Error showing url: Error stating file '/home/jsmith/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/jsmith/Desktop/Server/fpweb/index.htm?dirname=CPA&pagename=add.htm': No such file or directory Works: $ xdg-open 'file:///home/jsmith/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/jsmith/Desktop/Server/fpweb/index.htm' $ gnome-open 'file:///home/jsmith/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/jsmith/Desktop/Server/fpweb/index.htm' $ gnome-open 'file:///home/jsmith/Desktop/test/introduction.html#AEN11' $ firefox 'file:///home/jsmith/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/jsmith/Desktop/Server/fpweb/index.htm?dirname=CPA&pagename=add.htm' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xdg-utils/+bug/396162/+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