Question

1

rated 0 times [ 1] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 723 / 1 Year ago, sat, december 10, 2022, 1:04:29

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit, Firefox 16.0.01.

Whenever I try to open a webpage in a browser from within any application, the browser opens but nothing gets loaded.

For eg: From DropBox if I click Launch DropBox Website, Firefox opens but all I get is the Firefox Home Page.

How can I solve this problem?

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

Total Points: 10

Total Questions: 113

Total Answers: 117

Location: Burundi

Member since Sat, Aug 21, 2021

3 Years ago

answered 1 Year ago variark · Accepted Answer

After experimenting for some time, I finally figured out the problem.

Ubuntu somehow does not use the gconf key for handling URLs, but rather uses the Exec entry in the firefox.desktop file.

So change the Exec entry in your firefox.desktop to firefox %u.