Closing per comment #3, and because this appears to be fixed. On my
machine where chromium is my preferred browser, the default alternative
remains firefox:
$ LANG=C sudo update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser
There are 2 choices for the alternative gnome-www-browser (providing
/usr/bin/gnome-www-browser).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/firefox 40 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/firefox 40 manual mode
** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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Title:
chromium makes itself the default gnome-www-browser without permission
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Binary package hint: chromium-browser
A new install of Chromium /effectively/ makes itself the default
browser without permission from the user.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Install chromium-browser using e.g. Synaptic Package Manager.
2. Start chromium, and answer "no" to the question "do you want to make
chromium the default?"
3. Chromium has now become your default browser for many command line
applications. You can prove this by typing the following at the command line:
$ sudo update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser
There are 2 choices for the alternative gnome-www-browser (providing
/usr/bin/gnome-www-browser).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/firefox 40 manual mode
$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
There are 2 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing
/usr/bin/x-www-browser).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/firefox 40 manual mode
The expected behaviour is that the '*' remains with your previously
indicated preferred browser and NOT chromium. Now any calls to e.g.
urlview from a mail tool such as mutt, will open up a chromium
browser, when the user expects to see their previously default
browser.
I'm guessing that this is a regression caused by the fix to Bug
#571103 ?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: chromium-browser 5.0.375.127~r55887-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 3 14:03:58 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
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