Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: chromium-browser
A new install of Chromium /effectively/ makes itself the default browser
without permission from the user.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Install chromium-browser using e.g. Synaptic Package Manager.
2. Start chromium, and answer "no" to the question "do you want to make
chromium the default?"
3. At the command prompt, type:
$ ls -l /etc/alternatives/*-www-browser
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 2010-09-02 16:42 gnome-www-browser ->
/usr/bin/chromium-browser
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 2010-09-02 16:42 x-www-browser ->
/usr/bin/chromium-browser
The expected behaviour is that the symbolic links above remain pointing
at your default browser (in my case, firefox). With those symbolic links
changed, any calls to e.g. urlview from a mail tool such as mutt, will
open up a chromium browser, when the user expects to see their default
browser.
I'm guessing that this is a regression caused by the fix to Bug #571103
?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: chromium-browser 5.0.375.127~r55887-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 3 14:03:58 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid
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chromium makes itself the default gnome-www-browser without permission
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629498
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