[tor-bugs] #22796 [- Select a component]: Default browser in Ubuntu doesn't work properly

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#22796: Default browser in Ubuntu doesn't work properly
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     Reporter:  macho.p               |      Owner:
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                |  Milestone:
    Component:  - Select a component  |    Version:  Tor: 0.3.0.9
     Severity:  Normal                |   Keywords:
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 When I set tor as the default browser, and click on a link in another
 application (e.g. Thunderbird), the tab doesn't open. I can use the tor
 browser properly, and a corresponding onion logo appears in Ubuntu's
 launcher when I do. With tor set as default, when you click a link, you
 can see another blue world logo, also labeled tor browser, briefly appear
 in the launcher before closing without ever displaying the page.

 my /etc/apt/sources.list includes this:

  $ dpkg -l tor tor-browser
 Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
 | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-
 pend
 |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
 ||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
 +++-==============-============-============-=================================
 ii  tor            0.3.0.9-1~ze amd64        anonymizing overlay network
 for T
 ii  tor-browser    6.5.1-1~webu amd64        Tor Browser Bundle

 $ uname -a
 Linux basic 4.10.0-26-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 27 09:30:12 UTC 2017
 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

 $ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
 There are 3 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing
 /usr/bin/x-www-browser).

   Selection    Path                        Priority   Status
 ------------------------------------------------------------
   0            /usr/bin/chromium-browser    40        auto mode
   1            /usr/bin/chromium-browser    40        manual mode
   2            /usr/bin/firefox             40        manual mode
 * 3            /usr/bin/tor-browser-en.sh   1         manual mode

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