Downloads in Firefox download manager open in wrong application (doesn't happen in other apps like Chrome)
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(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)
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(Reporter: mcarans, Unassigned)
Details
Steps to reproduce:
On Linux, download a deb file in Firefox then double click it in the download manager
Actual results:
Opens in file compression application Ark. This only happens to n Firefox not with other applications and not with Chrome.
Expected results:
Opens in deb installer (this is what happens with other applications like Chrome)
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Comment 1•11 months ago
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The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Firefox::File Handling' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.
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Comment 2•11 months ago
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type about:preferences#general in the address bar. What application have you set to open ark files? You can change it to whatever you want.
(In reply to Robert Longson [:longsonr] from comment #2)
type about:preferences#general in the address bar. What application have you set to open ark files? You can change it to whatever you want.
The problem is deb files opening in Ark rather than opening ark files. I have looked at those settings. There is nothing set up for either ark or deb files and I can see no option to add a new entry. I note that zip files open correctly in Ark even though there is no zip setting in those settings.
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Comment 4•11 months ago
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Judging by Ark making an appearance this sounds like you're on KDE? There is a known issue with determining OS default applications on KDE. There is a lot more context in bug 1304650. Basically, Firefox calls a standard API (g_app_info_get_default_for_type) and it doesn't return the right thing on KDE machines.
(In reply to :Gijs (he/him) from comment #4)
Judging by Ark making an appearance this sounds like you're on KDE? There is a known issue with determining OS default applications on KDE. There is a lot more context in bug 1304650. Basically, Firefox calls a standard API (
g_app_info_get_default_for_type) and it doesn't return the right thing on KDE machines.*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1304650 ***
Yes you are correct. I am using KDE. I will follow the other bug.
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