Ubuntu
firefox-3.5 package

abrowser does not run from Applications Menu

Bug #455504 reported by Rick Spencer
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Alexander Sack
Ubuntu ubuntu-9.10

Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox-3.5

Steps:

1. Choose Applications -> Internet -> A Web Browser

Result:
A dialog appears that says:
Could not launch 'A Web Browser'
Failed to execute child process "abrowser" (No such file or directory)

Expected:
The web browser launches

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 19 08:04:24 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: abrowser-3.5 3.5.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

Revision history for this message
Rick Spencer (rick-rickspencer3) wrote :
Changed in firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
assignee: nobody → Alexander Sack (asac)
Revision history for this message
Rick Spencer (rick-rickspencer3) wrote :

If this is confirmed perhaps we should target to the release. In any case, should be fixed as OEMs something use this instead of branded browser.

Revision history for this message
Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

looking ... we migrated the links creation for the unversioned commands to debian/rules in order to reduce long-term maintenance costs. while doing this we forgot to add the unversioned abrowser link.

Changed in firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu):
milestone: none → ubuntu-9.10
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package firefox-3.5 - 3.5.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu6

---------------
firefox-3.5 (3.5.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu6) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Fabien Tassin <email address hidden> ]
  * fix LP: #454166 - target the 'default' branch instead of tip
    - add debian/moz-rev.sh
    - update debian/mozclient/firefox-3.5.conf

  [ Alexander Sack <email address hidden> ]
  * fix LP: #455504 - abrowser does not run from Applications Menu;
    create the unversioned link in debian/rules like we do for the
    firefox name
    - update debian/rules
  * fix LP: #455517 - supersede firefox 3.0 and xulrunner-1.9 in karmic;
    add transitional packages and add Conflicts/Replaces/Provides
    accordingly.
    - update debian/control
  * fix LP: #396156 - Help→About does not function (abrowser-3.5,
    jaunty-proposed); we prepatch the required changes to
    browser/branding/awesome-browser/ tree taken from the 3.5 branding
    branch: lp:~mozillateam/firefox/awesome-browser-branding-3.5
    - add debian/patches/lp396156_prepatch_abrowser_branding.patch
    - update debian/patches/series

 -- Alexander Sack <email address hidden> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:42:56 +0200

Changed in firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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