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boinc package

boinc-manager doesn't respect default web browser

Bug #48766 reported by TheCat
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boinc (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: boinc-manager

Install boinc-client and boinc-manager packages, versions 5.4.9-1. Run boinc-manager from launcher or command line. Add the BBC Climate Change project. boinc-manager opens a web browser to complete registration. On my system, it opened Galeon instead of Firefox. After uninstalling Galeon, it opened a terminal web browser. Other users reported other browsers being opened. Running:

BROWSER=`which firefox` ./boincmgr

appropriately allows boinc-manager to open Firefox. This can also be duplicated with any running project by clicking the project home page button on the Projects tab in boinc-manager.

This has also been discussed on the ubuntuforums.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1094252#poststop

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Frank S. Thomas (fst) wrote : Re: [Bug 48766] boinc-manager doesn't respect default web browser

The BOINC Manager respects your default browser,
read /usr/share/doc/boinc-manager/README.Debian

Grüße,
Frank

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TheCat (chris-shaffer) wrote :

Unfortunately, this didn't work. I followed the instructions in README.Debian with these results:

*****
$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
Password:

There is only 1 program which provides x-www-browser
(/usr/bin/firefox). Nothing to configure.
*****

However, as I reported, when I run boinc-manager, it does not respect my default web browser, which as you can see is Firefox. Instead, it opens a terminal web browser.

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Frank S. Thomas (fst) wrote :

On Thursday 08 June 2006 17:11, TheCat wrote:
> Unfortunately, this didn't work. I followed the instructions in
> README.Debian with these results:
>
> *****
> $ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
> Password:
>
> There is only 1 program which provides x-www-browser
> (/usr/bin/firefox). Nothing to configure.
> *****
>
> However, as I reported, when I run boinc-manager, it does not respect my
> default web browser, which as you can see is Firefox. Instead, it opens
> a terminal web browser.

This seems to be a problem with the alternatives system. I assume
that /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser is a dangling symlink which points to
your previous x-www-browser /usr/bin/galeon. Try to set the alternative
manually:

  sudo update-alternatives --set x-www-browser /usr/bin/firefox

The BOINC Manager should now use Firefox as browser. I'll document this in
BM's README.Debian.

Grüße,
Frank
--
Es irrt der Mensch, solang' er strebt.

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TheCat (chris-shaffer) wrote :

That worked. Thanks much.

Frank S. Thomas (fst)
Changed in boinc:
importance: Medium → Low
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Committed
Frank S. Thomas (fst)
Changed in boinc:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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