Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!
** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Summary changed: - apt:// URL in Firefox does not launch package manager + [Firefox 3.0] apt://-urls don't launch packet-manager ** Description changed: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 - If this advice is correct, - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=887574#post_message_5573899 + URL's starting with apt:// don't launch packet-manager, even though + /usr/bin/apturl exists, is executable and works correctly if invoked + directly from command-line. - then URLs starting with apt:// should fire up the package manager + $ ls -la /usr/bin/apturl + -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 12023 2008-04-16 00:40 /usr/bin/apturl + + The settings in about:config are correct: + + network.protocol-handler.app.apt;/usr/bin/apturl + network.protocol-handler.app.apt+http;/usr/bin/apturl ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 - Date: Tue Aug 12 16:50:57 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 - NonfreeKernelModules: openafs Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3 - PackageArchitecture: amd64 - ProcEnviron: - PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash - SourcePackage: firefox-3.0 Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64 -- [Firefox 3.0] apt://-urls don't launch packet-manager https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257301 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs