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-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to desktop-file-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1666100 Title: Use GNOME Software as default snap: URL handler Status in desktop-file-utils package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in desktop-file-utils source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in desktop-file-utils source package in Yakkety: Fix Committed Status in desktop-file-utils source package in Zesty: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] In the same way as apturl is set as the default apt: URL handler, we should do the same for GNOME Software with the snap: URL. The prime impact for users will be support for snap:// URLs in the browser. This will allow web sites to provide a "click here to install this snap...." type links which will take the user directly to Ubuntu Software (instead of having to choose a url handler) where the snap will be preselected. e.g. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/02 /snap-url-support-coming-ubuntu-software-app-plus-love-news (link towards the bottom as an example of the sorts of things websites will be able to do). [Test Case] Run: $ xdg-open snap:moon-buggy Expected result: GNOME Software opens with information on the moon-buggy snap Observed result: Get error about "specified location not supported" [Regression Potential] Low, we set a default where there was previously none. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/desktop-file-utils/+bug/1666100/+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