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epiphany-browser package

Epiphany does not support apturl

Bug #357812 reported by Jan Nekvasil
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epiphany-browser (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: epiphany-browser

Epiphany browser in Jaunty beta does not support apturl (e.g. apt://epiphany-browser), while Firefox does for a long time. As Epiphany (and apturl) gains more popularity between users, this can be serious drawback.

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Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense) wrote :

I can confirm this. Apturl should be supported by Epiphany.

Changed in epiphany-browser (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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sampattuzzi (sam-pattuzzi) wrote :

I too can confirm this. All that happens when you click an apt url is that it opens up a dialog box asking which application to use to open it. This is with the released version of ubuntu.

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sampattuzzi (sam-pattuzzi) wrote :

Fix is:

pref("network.protocol-handler.app.apt","/usr/bin/apturl");
pref("network.protocol-handler.warn-external.apt",false);
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.apt+http","/usr/bin/apturl");
pref("network.protocol-handler.warn-external.apt+http",false);

Found here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apturl/+bug/235128
Could this be a regression?

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sampattuzzi (sam-pattuzzi) wrote :

Sorry I meant the fix is adding the following lines to /usr/share/epiphany-browser/default-prefs.js

pref("network.protocol-handler.app.apt","/usr/bin/apturl");
pref("network.protocol-handler.warn-external.apt",false);
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.apt+http","/usr/bin/apturl");
pref("network.protocol-handler.warn-external.apt+http",false);

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)
Changed in epiphany-browser (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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papukaija (papukaija) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 235128, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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