Does not register as x-www-browser alternative
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
chromium-browser (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Olivier Tilloy | ||
Eoan |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Olivier Tilloy | ||
Focal |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Olivier Tilloy |
Bug Description
[Impact]
Low. When installing chromium-browser in eoan/focal (which is a transitional package that installs the chromium snap), update-alternatives cannot be used to set it as x-www-browser or gnome-www-browser. This is a regression compared to the version of chromium-browser in bionic.
[Test case]
# update-alternatives --set x-www-browser /usr/bin/
update-
[Regression potential]
This is fixing a regression by adding back a code snippet that was in the package in bionic and previous releases. If the snippet has incorrect syntax, it could possibly prevent installation of the package. If the package installs fine, it's unlikely that anything could have regressed.
tags: | added: focal |
Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu Eoan): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu Focal): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: packaging |
Running:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/ x-www-browser \
x-www- browser /usr/bin/ chromium- browser 40
as was done in the original postinst script for chromium-browser is enough to fix the problem.