1928346 - Flatpack build cannot open a PDF in a 3rd party app (Ubuntu 22)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1832319

(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Attachment: Open with handler dows not show 3rd party apps.png

Note

• When using a flatpack build and PDF is set to "Always ask" in about:preferences, the user will notice that 3rd party apps are not being displayed in the system's "open with" file handler.

Found in

• Beta v133.0b2

Affected versions

• Beta v133.0b2

Tested platforms

• Affected platforms: Ubuntu 22
• Unaffected platforms: Windows/MacOS

Steps to reproduce
Preconditions:
Install a 3rd party PDF reader:
sudo apt install mupfd
Install Firefox from flatpack:
flatpak install --user flathub-beta org.mozilla.firefox//beta
Run Firefox flatpack:
flatpak run org.mozilla.firefox

1. Set PDF to "Always Aks" in about:preferences
2. Load https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=pdf+sample
3. Click on first link
4. On the "Opening..." doorhanger select Open with - Other
5. Click on View all applications

Expected result

• Mupdf is displayed in the list of "recommended applications"

Actual result

• Only Firefox is displayed as an option.

Additional information

• This issue does not occur with .tar.bz2 builds

Comment 1

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

I think it's the same as bug 1832319