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[Bug 1429275] Re: Thunderbird does not open http URL anymore with Firefox v36.0

 

Prereq to reproduce this bug:
- firefox must be the default browser in the system (calling ubuntu-bug changed this ...?)
- no instance of firefox is running before I click on the URL in the email in thunderbird

Then an empty firefox window opens and I see with ps

joerg@quad:~$ ps aux | grep firefox
joerg    26700 45.0  0.8 1120428 264164 ?      Sl   22:42   0:01 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -remote openURL(http://rover.ebay.com/rover/4/0/8?eecl=3&eesi=DE&i=163076f5f11IIb602II66492cII16307528776II3&eepc=/181673136653&bu=43203452891&segname=B10583E-00&crd=20150305123840&emParams=i&sojTags=emid%3Dbu%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Ccrd%3Dcrd)

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Title:
  Thunderbird does not open http URL anymore with Firefox v36.0

Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In Firefox the "-remote" option was removed in version 36.0 (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1080319).
  Unfortunately the current Thunderbird in Ubuntu 14.04 still uses this option.

  When I click on an http URL in a email an empty Firefox windows opens
  and ps reports a firefox instance with "-remote "OpenURL(...)".

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: thunderbird 1:31.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.77-generic 3.13.11-ckt15
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64
  AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  joerg      2280 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  joerg      2280 F.... pulseaudio
  BuildID: 20150223201856
  Channel: Unavailable
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied
  Date: Fri Mar  6 22:28:40 2015
  Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  ForcedLayersAccel: False
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-10 (269 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.2.1 dev eth0  proto static 
   192.168.2.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.2.179  metric 1
  IwConfig:
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
   
   lo        no wireless extensions.
  Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  PrefSources:
   prefs.js
   [Profile]/extensions/{eecba28f-b68b-4b3a-b501-6ce12e6b8696}/defaults/preferences/vsw.js
  Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=31.5.0/20150223201856 (In use)
  RelatedPackageVersions: totem-mozilla 3.10.1-1ubuntu4
  RfKill:
   
  RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
  SourcePackage: thunderbird
  Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  WifiSyslog:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 07/04/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: P1.60
  dmi.board.name: B85 Pro4
  dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.60:bd07/04/2013:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnB85Pro4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

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