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Can you please post the contents of your ~/.config/mimeapps.list file?
And the output of the xdg-settings get default-web-browser command
Microsoft Teams opens links in non-default browser
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Milan Ziegler
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I have the preview of MS Teams installed on a Ubuntu 18.04 machine with the XFCE4 window manager. My default browser is Firefox and I also have Chrome installed. Clicking on links in MS Teams always opens Chrome instead of Firefox and I can't find an option to change it.
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Rudolf Tomori 401 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2019-12-13T10:17:32.553+00:00 -
Milan Ziegler 21 Reputation points
2019-12-13T11:52:14.283+00:00 I don't have a ~/.config/mimeapps.list file. The output of xdg-settings actually says google-chrome.desktop which is weird because Firefox reports itself as the default browser. So I suspect the problem is with Firefox and not Teams, thanks for the hints!
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dazz 5 Reputation points2023-06-16T08:08:24.2866667+00:00 I have the same problem on Teams PWA. ANy link clicked on in Teams are opened in Chrome, although my default browser is Firefox.
Here's the content of mimeapps.list file:
[Default Applications] x-scheme-handler/msteams=teams.desktop text/csv=code.desktop application/gzip=rstudio.desktop x-scheme-handler/http=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop x-scheme-handler/https=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop x-scheme-handler/chrome=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop text/html=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop application/x-extension-htm=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop application/x-extension-html=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop application/x-extension-shtml=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop application/xhtml+xml=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop application/x-extension-xhtml=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop application/x-extension-xht=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop text/x-quarto-markdown=code.desktop application/zip=org.gnome.FileRoller.desktop text/x-r-profile=code.desktop x-scheme-handler/about=google-chrome.desktop x-scheme-handler/unknown=google-chrome.desktop [Added Associations] text/plain=code.desktop; text/csv=libreoffice-calc.desktop;code.desktop; text/markdown=code.desktop; application/json=code.desktop; text/x-r-source=code.desktop; application/pdf=org.cubocore.CorePaint.desktop;org.gnome.eog.desktop;display-im6.q16.desktop;libreoffice-draw.desktop; application/x-executable=com.github.donadigo.eddy.desktop; application/gzip=rstudio.desktop; image/png=org.xfce.ristretto.desktop;gimp.desktop; x-scheme-handler/http=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop; x-scheme-handler/https=userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop; text/html=code.desktop;userapp-Firefox-ZZMQL1.desktop; text/x-quarto-markdown=code.desktop; image/jpeg=org.xfce.ristretto.desktop;gimp.desktop; application/zip=org.qgis.qgis.desktop;org.gnome.FileRoller.desktop; application/x-code-workspace=code.desktop;org.gnome.gedit.desktop; text/x-r-profile=code.desktop; application/vnd.sqlite3=org.qgis.qgis.desktop;I tried to change these two lines with no changes in Teams's behaviour:
I tried to change the default browser to Chrome and then back to Firefox, again with no luck.
Could you please advise ?
Thank you
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Nataliia Ulieiska 0 Reputation points2023-10-10T08:26:11.29+00:00 I have the same problem
$cat ~/.config/mimeapps.list
[Default Applications]
x-scheme-handler/mailto=userapp-Thunderbird-3ULA91.desktop
message/rfc822=userapp-Thunderbird-3ULA91.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mid=userapp-Thunderbird-3ULA91.desktop
text/plain=org.gnome.gedit.desktop
video/mp4=org.xfce.Parole.desktop
[Added Associations]
x-scheme-handler/mailto=userapp-Thunderbird-3ULA91.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/mid=userapp-Thunderbird-3ULA91.desktop;
application/x-shellscript=org.gnome.gedit.desktop;mousepad.desktop;
text/plain=org.gnome.gedit.desktop;
application/octet-stream=userapp-dm-5VSVB2.desktop;userapp-dm-7R5QA2.desktop;
video/mp4=vlc_vlc.desktop;org.gnome.Totem.desktop;org.xfce.Parole.desktop;
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
$ echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
XFCE
$ xdg-settings get default-web-browser
firefox_firefox.desktop
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Jessie Yuan 201 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator2019-12-13T10:21:14.103+00:00 @Milan Ziegler Thank you for trying Teams for Linux and sharing your feedback! I just tried on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine with the XFCE4 windows manager, but didn't reproduce the issue.
May I know if it will open Chrome when you click on links from other applications? Does the issue only happen with Teams? Besides, kindly try to set the Chrome as default web browser, then change back and check the result.