Launching browser from OS (not user) doesn't work correctly

[orazdow]

When a process in the terminal wants to open a browser, Waterfox will launch a new window redirecting to the home page and the intended location is lost.

One example is the node package 'live-server' which will open a browser instance, but does not open to localhost:port as intended, and it also opens in a new window even if Waterfox is open.

Another example is git-cloning a repository that requires new credentials. Git credential manager will attempt to allow sign in with a browser, but in this case the sign in page is gone and the browser window only displays the homepage.

Reproducible?

• [ ] I have tested this on Firefox.

Version

G4

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Linux

Relevant log output

No response

[orazdow]

Wanted to bump this. Seems to be the same as: https://github.com/WaterfoxCo/Waterfox/issues/2626 Anyone have any thoughts on what causes this, whether it's a Waterfox security feature, or something in the OS?

[locrianz]

I remember this being an issue in a much older version of Waterfox.

The fix from Issue #274 worked for me. (Depending on how you installed Waterfox and how you generated the .desktop app, the filename might be different for you. run ls .local/share/applications to double-check first.)