Bug 489801

Summary:	All Links Open in Firefox even though it is not my default Browser
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Ryan <rcavitt74>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	cwo.kde
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Ryan 2024-07-05 20:01:01 UTC

SUMMARY
All links, no matter what, now open in Firefox even though it is not my default browser. If I uninstall Firefox, links will not open at all.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open link (Discord, shared via KDE Connect, etc)
2. Observe that it opens in Firefox even though it's not the default browser.

OBSERVED RESULT
Links open in Firefox, or they do not open at all if Firefox is not installed.

EXPECTED RESULT
Links open in my actually set default browser.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: Archlinux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 cwo 2024-09-19 08:32:44 UTC

Thank you for the bug report!

Can you try the command 
xdg-open "http://kde.org"
and report in which browser it opens?

Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-10-04 03:47:16 UTC

🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 3 Ryan 2024-10-04 11:06:33 UTC

I apologize for the delay I did not see the original email. This bug seems to have been resolved in one of the various Plasma updates that were published since reporting this bug. xdg-open will open the link in my existing browser session, which is Vivaldi, and upon closing Vivaldi and running the command again it will still open in Vivaldi.

Comment 4 Ryan 2024-10-04 11:11:25 UTC

Scratch that, I forgot I kinda bodged a fix to the issue by creating a symlink. The output with that symlink removed is:

/usr/local/bin/xdg-open: line 59: /usr/bin/firefox: No such file or directory

Comment 5 Ryan 2024-10-04 11:13:58 UTC

..And that led to me finding the issue, actually, I had installed firejail-handler-http at some point which hardcodes to Firefox. After removing that package my default browser choices are respected without having to create a symlink to Vivaldi.