[Bug 1723789] [NEW] Apturl does not handle apt links in Firefox

[Jiří Janoušek]

Public bug reported:

Both apt:whatever and apt://whatever do not work in Firefox
(56.0+build6-0ubuntu1). Firefox says:

"""
The address wasn’t understood

Firefox doesn’t know how to open this address, because one of the
following protocols (apt) isn’t associated with any program or is not
allowed in this context.

You might need to install other software to open this address.
"""

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: apturl 0.5.2ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Oct 15 21:27:12 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-03 (12 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170926)
SourcePackage: apturl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apturl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful wayland-session

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Title:
  Apturl does not handle apt links in Firefox

Status in apturl package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Both apt:whatever and apt://whatever do not work in Firefox
  (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1). Firefox says:

  """
  The address wasn’t understood

  Firefox doesn’t know how to open this address, because one of the
  following protocols (apt) isn’t associated with any program or is not
  allowed in this context.

  You might need to install other software to open this address.
  """

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: apturl 0.5.2ubuntu12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun Oct 15 21:27:12 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-03 (12 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170926)
  SourcePackage: apturl
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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