Bug#612720: gnome-core: clicking a link doesn't bring up preffered browser

[macarthur]

Apparently this is for ALL applications which have to use the setting so 
thus i can confirm that it is everywhere.
On 02/10/2011 03:39 AM, macarthur wrote:
> Package: gnome-core
> Version: 1:2.30+7
> Severity: normal
>
> Upon clicking a link in pidgin the browser opened is seemingly taken at random.
> At first it was chromium(not my default nor preffered) then once i uninstalled
> that, it was ephiphany, after i uninstalled that it was iceweasle. It is as if
> it cannot run the command i told it to open up firefox as it should but it
> won't for whatever reason work with me.
>
>
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: wheezy/sid
>    APT prefers unstable
>    APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>
> Versions of packages gnome-core depends on:
> ii  desktop-base             6.0.5           common files for the Debian Deskto
> ii  dmz-cursor-theme         0.4.3           Style neutral, scalable cursor the
> ii  eog                      2.30.2-1        Eye of GNOME graphics viewer progr
> ii  evince                   2.30.3-2        Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer
> ii  evolution                2.30.3-5        groupware suite with mail client a
> ii  evolution-data-server    2.30.3-2        evolution database backend server
> ii  file-roller              2.30.2-2        an archive manager for GNOME
> ii  gedit                    2.30.4-2        official text editor of the GNOME
> ii  gnome-about              2.30.2-2        The GNOME about box
> ii  gnome-applets            2.30.0-3        Various applets for the GNOME pane
> ii  gnome-control-center     1:2.30.1-2      utilities to configure the GNOME d
> ii  gnome-disk-utility       2.30.1-2        manage and configure disk drives a
> ii  gnome-icon-theme         2.30.3-2        GNOME Desktop icon theme
> ii  gnome-keyring            2.30.3-5        GNOME keyring services (daemon and
> ii  gnome-menus              2.30.3-1        an implementation of the freedeskt
> ii  gnome-panel              2.30.2-3        launcher and docking facility for
> ii  gnome-power-manager      2.32.0-2        power management tool for the GNOM
> ii  gnome-screensaver        2.30.0-3        GNOME screen saver and locker
> ii  gnome-session            2.30.2-3        The GNOME Session Manager - GNOME
> ii  gnome-settings-daemon    2.30.2-2        daemon handling the GNOME session
> ii  gnome-terminal           2.30.2-1        The GNOME terminal emulator applic
> ii  gnome-themes             2.30.2-1        official themes for the GNOME desk
> ii  gnome-user-guide         2.30.1-1        GNOME user's guide
> ii  gstreamer0.10-alsa       0.10.30-1       GStreamer plugin for ALSA
> ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-ba 0.10.30-1       GStreamer plugins from the "base"
> ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-go 0.10.24-1       GStreamer plugins from the "good"
> ii  gtk2-engines             1:2.20.1-1      theme engines for GTK+ 2.x
> ii  gvfs                     1.6.4-3         userspace virtual filesystem - ser
> ii  gvfs-backends            1.6.4-3         userspace virtual filesystem - bac
> ii  iceweasel [gnome-www-bro 3.5.16-4        Web browser based on Firefox
> ii  metacity                 1:2.30.1-3      lightweight GTK+ window manager
> ii  nautilus                 2.30.1-2        file manager and graphical shell f
> ii  policykit-1-gnome        0.96-3          GNOME authentication agent for Pol
> ii  totem                    2.30.2-6        A simple media player for the GNOM
> ii  yelp                     2.30.1+webkit-1 Help browser for GNOME
>
> gnome-core recommends no packages.
>
> Versions of packages gnome-core suggests:
> pn  gnome-desktop-environment<none>      (no description available)
>
> -- no debconf information
>
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