*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1509139 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1509139
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1512719 Title: Cannot make Chromium my default browser Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Dear all, After an upgrade to Ubuntu 15.10 I no longer can make Chromium the default browser. Clicking on the button (see attached screenshot) doesn't make it the default browser. Can someone reproduce this? Thankfully, Robert ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: chromium-browser 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity DRM.card0.DP.1: edid-base64: dpms: On modes: enabled: disabled status: disconnected DRM.card0.DP.2: edid-base64: dpms: On modes: enabled: disabled status: disconnected DRM.card0.DP.3: edid-base64: dpms: On modes: enabled: disabled status: disconnected DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1: edid-base64: dpms: On modes: enabled: disabled status: disconnected DRM.card0.HDMI.A.2: edid-base64: dpms: On modes: enabled: disabled status: disconnected DRM.card0.HDMI.A.3: edid-base64: dpms: On modes: enabled: disabled status: disconnected DRM.card0.LVDS.1: edid-base64: AP///////wAGr2wQAAAAAAAUAQSQHBB4AiDlklVUkiglUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBEhtWWFAAGTAwIDYAFZwQAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTI1WFcwMSBWMCAKAOw= dpms: On modes: 1366x768 enabled: disabled status: connected DRM.card0.VGA.1: edid-base64: AP///////wAQrHmgUzVUMR8XAQMONCB46u6Vo1RMmSYPUFShCACBQIGAqUCzANHAAQEBAQEBKDyAoHCwI0AwIDYABkQhAAAaAAAA/wAwRkZYRDM3UzFUNVMKAAAA/ABERUxMIFUyNDEyTQogAAAA/QAyPR5TEQAKICAgICAgAIk= dpms: On modes: 1920x1200 1920x1080 1600x1200 1680x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 enabled: enabled status: connected Date: Tue Nov 3 15:13:25 2015 Desktop-Session: 'ubuntu' '/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg' '/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/' DetectedPlugins: Env: 'None' 'None' InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-22 (41 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) Load-Avg-1min: 0.64 Load-Processes-Running-Percent: 0.1% MachineType: LENOVO 23352CG ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic root=UUID=361b58ba-4794-4b5b-955a-9706e758f5d6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: chromium-browser UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/17/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: G2ETA5WW (2.65 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 23352CG dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: NO DPK dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG2ETA5WW(2.65):bd09/17/2015:svnLENOVO:pn23352CG:pvrThinkPadX230:rvnLENOVO:rn23352CG:rvrNODPK:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 23352CG dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X230 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO gconf-keys: /desktop/gnome/applications/browser/exec = b'/usr/bin/chromium-browser\n'/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/command = b'/usr/bin/chromium-browser %s\n'/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/enabled = b'true\n'/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command = b'/usr/bin/chromium-browser %s\n'/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/enabled = b'true\n'/desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager = b''/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager = b''/desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme = b'gnome\n'/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme = b'Clearlooks\n' modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium.browser: [deleted] mtime.conffile..etc.chromium.browser.default: 2015-10-23T10:09:28.980757 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1512719/+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