[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1889477] Re: xdg-open on Kubuntu 20.04 reports 'Could not connect to localhost: Connection refused' if localhost service not already up

xdg-utils use KDE native tools to open URLs. In your case, kde-open5 is invoked which hangs on networking request and than fails. More clear example: $ kde-open5 http://192.0.2.42:8080/ ** Package changed: xdg-utils (Ubuntu) => kde-cli-tools (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1889477] Re: xdg-open on Kubuntu 20.04 reports 'Could not connect to localhost: Connection refused' if localhost service not already up

Hi Alex, My scripts run xdg-open http://localhost:something before starting the service as a time saver to setup my workspace. Did you already have the service running when you started it up? It works fine when the service is already up, but it throws this new error when it is not. In the past

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1889477] Re: xdg-open on Kubuntu 20.04 reports 'Could not connect to localhost: Connection refused' if localhost service not already up

I'm using the same versions. Opening http:... links works fine for me. -- 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/1889477 Title: xdg-open on Kubuntu 20.04 reports 'Could not

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1889477] Re: xdg-open on Kubuntu 20.04 reports 'Could not connect to localhost: Connection refused' if localhost service not already up

** Changed in: xdg-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- 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/1889477 Title: xdg-open on Kubuntu 20.04 reports 'Could not connect