[Bug 918019] [NEW] Firefox does not use default application to open PDF files

el_gallo_azul el_gallo_azul at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 18 05:11:56 UTC 2012


Public bug reported:

This is beyond me, so I would like some help.

Up until a software update within the last few months (maybe the upgrade
to Ubuntu 11.100, I can't remember), if I opened a PDF file in Firefox,
it would always ask, and the default aplication for that file type was
Document Viewer.

Now it defaults to 'gedit'.

I have tried (through 'Edit --> Preferences') setting my default
application for PDF files to 'Document Viewer', and then downloading a
PDF file to open it, but for some reason the dialog box then says 'Open
with...' and 'gedit'.

I will attach screenshots of:

1. Application Preferences; and
2. Dialog box showing Open with... gedit (default).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: firefox 9.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic i686
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC260 Analog [ALC260 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC260 Analog [ALC260 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  el_gallo_azul   1675 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20111228084953
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8a00000 irq 44'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC260'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0260,103c3011,00100400'
   Controls      : 24
   Simple ctrls  : 13
Channel: release
Date: Wed Jan 18 14:31:02 2012
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.253 dev eth0  proto static 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0  scope link  metric 1000 
 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.0.2  metric 1
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=9.0.1/20111228084953 (Running)
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 	Soft blocked: no
 	Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-13 (65 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/18/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786D1 v01.03
dmi.board.name: 09F8h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 43e0119
dmi.chassis.type: 4
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786D1v01.03:bd05/18/2005:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7600SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09F8h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity

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