Weird open with popup | Omacom | Page 1

indigo socket Jan 31, 2026, 8:32 PM

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Hi, I get this weird open with popup everytime I click something that should normally open a link in my browser (e.g. see attached). After I close the popup, the link opens in the browser

proper crystal Jan 31, 2026, 9:35 PM

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run ⁨xdg-settings get default-web-browser⁩ to see what your web browser is

indigo socket Jan 31, 2026, 9:43 PM

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I've already tried that. It returns ⁨chromium.desktop⁩, that should be correct no?

proper crystal Jan 31, 2026, 9:46 PM

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what if you run ⁨open https://⁩ in terminal , same Open With menu?

indigo socket Jan 31, 2026, 9:46 PM

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No, that works fine

tropic swan Jan 31, 2026, 10:22 PM

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Same issue with links

visual kelp Jan 31, 2026, 11:07 PM

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try this xdg-mime default chromium.desktop x-scheme-handler/http
xdg-mime default chromium.desktop x-scheme-handler/https

indigo socket Feb 1, 2026, 10:20 AM

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That did not change anything sadly

visual kelp Feb 1, 2026, 11:10 AM

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check your mimeapps.list and see if your browser is there in line 27-31 maybe different lines for you

south palm Feb 1, 2026, 11:24 AM

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Could you share your ⁨~/.config/mimeapps.list⁩?

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What is the app that opens? It looks like a gnome app

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I haven't seen it on my end

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When you install apps, they could add default associations. If you remember what app it was and identify it at mimeapps, change that line for your browser or remove it if it is repeated

indigo socket Feb 1, 2026, 12:08 PM

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This is my ⁨mimeapps.list⁩ file: https://gist.github.com/olehrstm/e0ea3c6351e4d07b96a4689b7a1eb5be

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I haven't noticed anything weird there

tropic swan Feb 1, 2026, 12:28 PM

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I'm on fresh install also

south palm Feb 1, 2026, 12:34 PM

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For normal https links does your browser open only?

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x-scheme-handler/https=chromium.desktop

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That line should be responsible for that

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The other two link openers are jetbrains-toolbox and thunderbird

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Although it is weird that after that the browser still opens

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If you tried opening from jetbrains editor that might be it

indigo socket Feb 1, 2026, 12:41 PM

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I've experienced that issue in thunderbird, zed and jetbrains toolbox

south palm Feb 2, 2026, 2:37 AM

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indigo socket I've experienced that issue in thunderbird, zed and jetbrains toolbox

Right. So, in that file, checkout the lines that start with "x-scheme-handler".
There you will see the type of link too, and app to open them

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You should change any app you don't want to open a particular type of link with chromium.

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It could be that the apps behave weirdly with the popup as well and then default to the browser, but the initial opening is always determined by mimeapps (even after that intrusive popup by them)

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