Support `storageexplorer://` urls on Linux

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Support `storageexplorer://` urls on Linux #7964

Open hterik opened 1 month ago

hterik commented 1 month ago

Preflight Checklist

[X] I have installed the latest version of Storage Explorer.
[X] I have checked existing resources, including the troubleshooting guide and the release notes.
[X] I have searched for similar issues.

Problem

I want to click on storageexplorer:// urls and have them open Storage Explorer automatically, on Linux (Ubuntu).

Desired Solution

Clicking storageexplorer:// urls open storage explorer.

Alternatives and Workarounds

No response

Additional Context

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craxal commented 1 month ago

@hterik Unfortunately for Linux, there isn't a uniform way for us to register URL protocols. That largely depends on the installed desktop environment.

While it's not a one-click solution, you can still use the storageexplorer:// URI:

Copy the URI to the clipboard.
Launch Storage Explorer.
Select File > Open Direct Link from the menu.
Paste the URI and click Open.

hterik commented 1 month ago

Thanks @craxal. Is it reasonable to ask for supporting at least the most popular distribution (maybe even top 3)?

Based on https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/?ref=itsfoss.com#technology, 27% of developers are using Ubuntu. Debian and Arch coming in next in the linux group at 8% each. Together, those 3 make up for 43% of the overall desktop OS market share for developers.

craxal commented 1 month ago

I did a little bit of digging and discovered a few things:

A .desktop file could be used to register a MIME type of x-scheme-handler/storageexplorer and pass the URL to the app. In theory, this would work for any XDG desktop environment.
Our snap already produces a .desktop file, so we might only need to add one or two entries.

We can spend some time experimenting to see if this is feasible for our snap distribution.