Public bug reported: LONG STORY SHORT ================ LXQt's mechanism to change the default web browser is broken. They should be using `xdg-settings set default-web-browser` instead of setting `$BROWSER`.
ASSOCIATED BUG REPORTS ====================== See here for example test cases: * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1823917 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxqt-config/+bug/1795539 The upstream GitHub issue is linked. Also Lubuntu is tracking this here: https://phab.lubuntu.me/T53 NOTES ===== 1. Chromium to change to default browser (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1823917) 2. File associations and scheme handler settings to follow the default browser setting 3. Browsers with no in-application mechanism to change the default browser to become the default browser (though this requires 1 below to be fixed) Other problems with the current system: 1. The list of browsers is not complete 2. You can search for a browser and enter the executable, but it's never added to the list and disappears when something else is selected 3. If `$BROWSER` is set in /etc/xdg/xdg-Lubuntu/lxqt/session.conf, the environment variable can't be deleted by the UI WORKAROUND ========== 1. Remove `$BROWSER` from the /etc/xdg/xdg-Lubuntu/lxqt/session.conf 2. Remove `$BROWSER` from the $HOME/.config/lxqt/session.conf 3. Follow these rules for switching browsers: * Do NOT use `$BROWSER`, which can be set as a "Default Application" or an "Environment Variable" in `lxqt-config-session` ("Session Settings") * To switch between chromium, firefox, or opera as default browsers, you can use the in-application mechanism * For browsers without an in-application mechanism: 1. Find the desktop file in /usr/share/applications associated with the browser, e.g. chromium-browser.desktop 2. Run `xdg-settings set default-web-browser browser.desktop` ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: lxqt-session 0.14.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-11.12-generic 5.0.6 Uname: Linux 5.0.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.403 CurrentDesktop: LXQt Date: Sat Apr 13 13:21:58 2019 LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Alpha amd64 (20190413.1) SourcePackage: lxqt-session UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: lxqt Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: lxqt-session (Ubuntu) Importance: High Status: Triaged ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug disco ** Changed in: lxqt-session (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: lxqt-session (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Bug watch added: github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues #1513 https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/1513 ** Also affects: lxqt via https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/1513 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1824654 Title: using BROWSER environment variable to set default browser creates several problems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lxqt/+bug/1824654/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
