Opening links outside of broswer in kubuntu opens html from local kde cache only
I have this odd problem where whenever a link is opened from the shell, the cached html is opened locally, instead of through a browser.
to illustrate:
if I run the command xdg-open http://www.google.com in a bash prompt, this url opens in my browser bar: file:///var/tmp/kdecache-seldon/krun/13954_0_.
Here is an image of how it loads in chromium (which is currently set as my default browser).
.
This issue also happens when there is a call to open a link from (most) applications, for instance, clicking on an external link in the help documentation for Gwenview.
Does anyone have any insight as to why this might be happening? Anything I can try to keep this from happening?
Updating with some steps that I have tried:
launching a url with the application path works just fine (i.e.
chromium-browser http://www.google.comorfirefox http://www.google.comI checked
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.listand thought I had actaully found the problem becausetext/htmlwas pointed to an old, non-existent.desktopfile. But fixing the entry tochromium-browser.desktopdid not fix the problem
I am still at a loss for what this issue could be
kde kubuntu
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asked Jun 30 '13 at 13:42
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I have this odd problem where whenever a link is opened from the shell, the cached html is opened locally, instead of through a browser.
to illustrate:
if I run the command xdg-open http://www.google.com in a bash prompt, this url opens in my browser bar: file:///var/tmp/kdecache-seldon/krun/13954_0_.
Here is an image of how it loads in chromium (which is currently set as my default browser).
.
This issue also happens when there is a call to open a link from (most) applications, for instance, clicking on an external link in the help documentation for Gwenview.
Does anyone have any insight as to why this might be happening? Anything I can try to keep this from happening?
Updating with some steps that I have tried:
launching a url with the application path works just fine (i.e.
chromium-browser http://www.google.comorfirefox http://www.google.comI checked
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.listand thought I had actaully found the problem becausetext/htmlwas pointed to an old, non-existent.desktopfile. But fixing the entry tochromium-browser.desktopdid not fix the problem
I am still at a loss for what this issue could be
kde kubuntu
edited 1 hour ago
Glorfindel
2811410
asked Jun 30 '13 at 13:42
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
this is a known bug. Check if any of the solutions posted in the bug tracker works for you.
– Nico Boni
Jul 1 '13 at 9:54
add a comment |
I have this odd problem where whenever a link is opened from the shell, the cached html is opened locally, instead of through a browser.
to illustrate:
if I run the command xdg-open http://www.google.com in a bash prompt, this url opens in my browser bar: file:///var/tmp/kdecache-seldon/krun/13954_0_.
Here is an image of how it loads in chromium (which is currently set as my default browser).
.
This issue also happens when there is a call to open a link from (most) applications, for instance, clicking on an external link in the help documentation for Gwenview.
Does anyone have any insight as to why this might be happening? Anything I can try to keep this from happening?
Updating with some steps that I have tried:
launching a url with the application path works just fine (i.e.
chromium-browser http://www.google.comorfirefox http://www.google.comI checked
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.listand thought I had actaully found the problem becausetext/htmlwas pointed to an old, non-existent.desktopfile. But fixing the entry tochromium-browser.desktopdid not fix the problem
I am still at a loss for what this issue could be
kde kubuntu
edited 1 hour ago
Glorfindel
2811410
asked Jun 30 '13 at 13:42
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
I have this odd problem where whenever a link is opened from the shell, the cached html is opened locally, instead of through a browser.
to illustrate:
if I run the command xdg-open http://www.google.com in a bash prompt, this url opens in my browser bar: file:///var/tmp/kdecache-seldon/krun/13954_0_.
Here is an image of how it loads in chromium (which is currently set as my default browser).
.
This issue also happens when there is a call to open a link from (most) applications, for instance, clicking on an external link in the help documentation for Gwenview.
Does anyone have any insight as to why this might be happening? Anything I can try to keep this from happening?
Updating with some steps that I have tried:
launching a url with the application path works just fine (i.e.
chromium-browser http://www.google.comorfirefox http://www.google.comI checked
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.listand thought I had actaully found the problem becausetext/htmlwas pointed to an old, non-existent.desktopfile. But fixing the entry tochromium-browser.desktopdid not fix the problem
I am still at a loss for what this issue could be
kde kubuntu
kde kubuntu
edited 1 hour ago
Glorfindel
2811410
asked Jun 30 '13 at 13:42
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
edited 1 hour ago
Glorfindel
2811410
asked Jun 30 '13 at 13:42
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
edited 1 hour ago
Glorfindel
2811410
edited 1 hour ago
Glorfindel
2811410
edited 1 hour ago
Glorfindel
2811410
2811410
asked Jun 30 '13 at 13:42
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
asked Jun 30 '13 at 13:42
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
asked Jun 30 '13 at 13:42
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
4472616
this is a known bug. Check if any of the solutions posted in the bug tracker works for you.
– Nico Boni
Jul 1 '13 at 9:54
add a comment |
this is a known bug. Check if any of the solutions posted in the bug tracker works for you.
– Nico Boni
Jul 1 '13 at 9:54
this is a known bug. Check if any of the solutions posted in the bug tracker works for you.
– Nico Boni
Jul 1 '13 at 9:54
this is a known bug. Check if any of the solutions posted in the bug tracker works for you.
– Nico Boni
Jul 1 '13 at 9:54
add a comment |
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Im not entirely sure what goes on behind the scenes in KDE but it appears that chrome was not getting the url as a parameter, it was getting the fetched html instead (and only the html, no other resources).
So based on this answer for getting web based email as your default in KDE, on a hunch, I added $s to the end of the default Web Browser component, and it worked. I would love to know more about the $s parameter, if anyone knows, but it fixed this specific issue.
to fix this issue: In System Settings, under Default Applications for Web Browser, I changed /usr/bin/chromium-browser to /usr/bin/chromium-browser $s
(obviously /usr/bin/chromium-browser should be changed to the path of whichever browser you use)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jul 1 '13 at 22:52
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+1 Thanks - this also worked for me.
– Will
Dec 4 '13 at 9:57
+1 Thanks, I didn't make the same change, but I saw that my Default Browser was getting the wrong path. Solved on Arch Linux.
– coderade
Mar 16 '17 at 0:33
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Im not entirely sure what goes on behind the scenes in KDE but it appears that chrome was not getting the url as a parameter, it was getting the fetched html instead (and only the html, no other resources).
So based on this answer for getting web based email as your default in KDE, on a hunch, I added $s to the end of the default Web Browser component, and it worked. I would love to know more about the $s parameter, if anyone knows, but it fixed this specific issue.
to fix this issue: In System Settings, under Default Applications for Web Browser, I changed /usr/bin/chromium-browser to /usr/bin/chromium-browser $s
(obviously /usr/bin/chromium-browser should be changed to the path of whichever browser you use)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jul 1 '13 at 22:52
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
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+1 Thanks - this also worked for me.
– Will
Dec 4 '13 at 9:57
+1 Thanks, I didn't make the same change, but I saw that my Default Browser was getting the wrong path. Solved on Arch Linux.
– coderade
Mar 16 '17 at 0:33
add a comment |
Im not entirely sure what goes on behind the scenes in KDE but it appears that chrome was not getting the url as a parameter, it was getting the fetched html instead (and only the html, no other resources).
So based on this answer for getting web based email as your default in KDE, on a hunch, I added $s to the end of the default Web Browser component, and it worked. I would love to know more about the $s parameter, if anyone knows, but it fixed this specific issue.
to fix this issue: In System Settings, under Default Applications for Web Browser, I changed /usr/bin/chromium-browser to /usr/bin/chromium-browser $s
(obviously /usr/bin/chromium-browser should be changed to the path of whichever browser you use)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
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answered Jul 1 '13 at 22:52
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
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+1 Thanks - this also worked for me.
– Will
Dec 4 '13 at 9:57
+1 Thanks, I didn't make the same change, but I saw that my Default Browser was getting the wrong path. Solved on Arch Linux.
– coderade
Mar 16 '17 at 0:33
add a comment |
Im not entirely sure what goes on behind the scenes in KDE but it appears that chrome was not getting the url as a parameter, it was getting the fetched html instead (and only the html, no other resources).
So based on this answer for getting web based email as your default in KDE, on a hunch, I added $s to the end of the default Web Browser component, and it worked. I would love to know more about the $s parameter, if anyone knows, but it fixed this specific issue.
to fix this issue: In System Settings, under Default Applications for Web Browser, I changed /usr/bin/chromium-browser to /usr/bin/chromium-browser $s
(obviously /usr/bin/chromium-browser should be changed to the path of whichever browser you use)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
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answered Jul 1 '13 at 22:52
Hari SeldonHari Seldon
4472616
Im not entirely sure what goes on behind the scenes in KDE but it appears that chrome was not getting the url as a parameter, it was getting the fetched html instead (and only the html, no other resources).
So based on this answer for getting web based email as your default in KDE, on a hunch, I added $s to the end of the default Web Browser component, and it worked. I would love to know more about the $s parameter, if anyone knows, but it fixed this specific issue.
to fix this issue: In System Settings, under Default Applications for Web Browser, I changed /usr/bin/chromium-browser to /usr/bin/chromium-browser $s
(obviously /usr/bin/chromium-browser should be changed to the path of whichever browser you use)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jul 1 '13 at 22:52
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+1 Thanks - this also worked for me.
– Will
Dec 4 '13 at 9:57
+1 Thanks, I didn't make the same change, but I saw that my Default Browser was getting the wrong path. Solved on Arch Linux.
– coderade
Mar 16 '17 at 0:33
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+1 Thanks - this also worked for me.
– Will
Dec 4 '13 at 9:57
+1 Thanks, I didn't make the same change, but I saw that my Default Browser was getting the wrong path. Solved on Arch Linux.
– coderade
Mar 16 '17 at 0:33
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– Will
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+1 Thanks - this also worked for me.
– Will
Dec 4 '13 at 9:57
+1 Thanks, I didn't make the same change, but I saw that my Default Browser was getting the wrong path. Solved on Arch Linux.
– coderade
Mar 16 '17 at 0:33
+1 Thanks, I didn't make the same change, but I saw that my Default Browser was getting the wrong path. Solved on Arch Linux.
– coderade
Mar 16 '17 at 0:33
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