From: Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Org links and Flatpak firefox
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 09:10:46 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <871qv39kjc.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFdBzEoT_cFrtGt_ho1e2h9RxqqD96bcMCp5Y_E21Qkatg-5Wg@mail.gmail.com>
Ken Mankoff <mankoff@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I've just upgraded to Kubuntu 22.04. Firefox is no longer instsallable via apt so I chose flatpak over snap. Now when I C-c C-o
> (org-open-at-point) on a URL, Firefox comes to the foreground, but nothing else happens. The page does not load. If I 'xdg-open URL'
> then the URL loads, so the system outside of emacs does interact correctly with the flatpak app.
>
> Can anyone advise how to get Org (or emacs) to play well with 3rd-party flatpak'd apps?
>
> /grumble - I get that these new installation methods are solving a dependency problem, but it feels like a step backward. I can't
> drag-and-drop images onto some apps, icons appear as generic X11 rather than the app icon in the task switcher, etc. Oh well. I guess this
> is progress.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -k.
Note that you can install the deb version of firefox in Ubuntu 22.04 by
adding the firefox PPA. See
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1399383/how-to-install-firefox-as-a-traditional-deb-package-without-snap-in-ubuntu-22
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-07-02 23:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-07-02 16:03 Org links and Flatpak firefox Ken Mankoff
2022-07-02 23:10 ` Tim Cross [this message]
2022-07-03 3:46 ` Max Nikulin
2022-07-03 13:25 ` Ken Mankoff
2022-07-05 15:16 ` Max Nikulin
2022-07-28 23:41 ` Ken Mankoff
2022-07-30 3:49 ` Tim Cross
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