'open' should be a link to 'xdg-open'

Bug #342584 reported by sehrgut
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xdg-utils (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xdg-utils

Currently, /bin/open is taken by the kbd package. However, I filed a bug on that package seeing if that symlink (to /bin/openvt) could be released. As it is, /usr/bin/open -> /usr/bin/xdg-open seems a much more logical choice.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in xdg-utils (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Marcos Alano (mhalano) wrote :

Debian already fixed it.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package xdg-utils - 1.1.3-4.1ubuntu1

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xdg-utils (1.1.3-4.1ubuntu1) jammy-proposed; urgency=low

  * SECURITY REGRESSION: simple-scan email functionality break
    - debian/patches/CVE-2020-27748.patch: was reverted/delete in
      scripts/xdg-email.in.
  * Sync with Debian. Remaining change:
    - Add debian/xdg-utils.links:
      + Symlink /usr/bin/xdg-open to /usr/bin/browse (LP: #1624022)

xdg-utils (1.1.3-4.1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Non-maintainer upload.
  * Simplified handling for ttyon and ttyoff, with thanks to
    Nicolas Boulenguez <email address hidden>. (closes: 981422)

xdg-utils (1.1.3-4) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Set executable bit of the "ttyon" and the "ttyoff" utilities right before
    running tests, not in the "patch" target of debian/rules. This fixes
    architecture independent build with "dpkg-buildpackage -A".

xdg-utils (1.1.3-3) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ Debian Janitor ]
  * Remove obsolete field Name from debian/upstream/metadata (already present
    in machine-readable debian/copyright).

  [ Reuben Thomas ]
  * xdg-screensaver: fix suspending using window without a WM_NAME property
    Closes: #970203, Upstream: #98.

  [ KARBOWSKI Piotr ]
  * xdg-open: Exit also on non-zero exit status from 'Exec' .desktop entry.
    Upstream: !13.

  [ Nicholas Guriev ]
  * t-xdg-open.sh: Fix quoting issues. Closes: #975228, Upstream: !32.
  * xdg-open: Open terminal window in generic mode if .desktop file requires so
    Closes: #964877, Upstream: #84.
  * desktop_file_to_binary: fix "unexpected operator" bug. Closes: #809877,
    Upstream: #182.
  * Remove Per Olofsson from Uploaders list. Thank you for your previous work!
    Closes: #847164.
  * Link to /usr/bin/open through alternatives mechanism. LP: #342584.
  * New autopkgtests with Bash and Dash.
  * Bump Standards-Version to 4.5.1, no required changes.

 -- Ken VanDine <email address hidden> Fri, 19 Nov 2021 20:43:54 +0000

Changed in xdg-utils (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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