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el_gallo_azul's avatar
el_gallo_azul
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago
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Linux panel icon "Launch Dropbox Website" opens the Signal application, and not a web browser.

I suppose if I want to see my Dropbox website, I'll have to do it manually.

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  • el_gallo_azul's avatar
    el_gallo_azul
    5 years ago

    el_gallo_azul@W2600CR-850Pro:~$ xdg-settings get default-web-browser
    brave-browser.desktop

     

    el_gallo_azul@W2600CR-850Pro:~$ xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler http

    brave-browser.desktop

     

    el_gallo_azul@W2600CR-850Pro:~$ xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler https
    brave-browser.desktop

     

    el_gallo_azul@W2600CR-850Pro:~$ xdg-open file:/mnt/InternalHDD/Home-HDD/Downloads/20211102\ HTML\ page\ for\ Dropbox\ check/smartURL\ -\ Create
    gvfs-open: file:/mnt/InternalHDD/Home-HDD/Downloads/20211102 HTML page for Dropbox check/smartURL - Create: error opening location: Error when getting information for file '/mnt/InternalHDD/Home-HDD/Downloads/20211102 HTML page for Dropbox check/smartURL - Create': No such file or directory

     

    el_gallo_azul@W2600CR-850Pro:~$ sudo xdg-open file:/mnt/InternalHDD/Home-HDD/Downloads/20211102\ HTML\ page\ for\ Dropbox\ check/smartURL\ -\ Create
    [sudo] password for el_gallo_azul:
    [32460:32460:1102/105801.508281:ERROR:zygote_host_impl_linux.cc(90)] Running as root without --no-sandbox is not supported. See https://crbug.com/638180.

     

    I'm afraid I don't know enough about Linux CLI to understand your sentence, "If need, change the default application for the HTML file using Properties in Nautilus and try 'xdg-open' again."

     

    <fiddles about a bit>

     

    Ah-ha!

     

    I've just set "Brave Web Browser" as default here as well.

     

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  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20
    5 years ago

    Hi el_gallo_azul,

    According your description, the issue is coming up from Signal application. Every application can manage mime database and if this is performed improperly,... just leads to issues.

    I just have a look on the application repository and seems such issue has been fixed in past. Do you take care to keep your application up to date? 🤔 If you did, post/resume the bug there. Take a look here: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/4462

    Good luck. 😉

  • el_gallo_azul's avatar
    el_gallo_azul
    Helpful | Level 5
    5 years ago

    I rely on the Ubuntu 16.04 Software Updater to find and (on my request) install application updates.

     

    I'm on version 5.22.0 of Signal for Linux desktop.

     

    That bug "4462" you posted is closed, and I can't see any way to reopen it. I'll create a new bug if I get a chance.

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