gui.Shell.openExternal(url); is not working in Ubuntu

[HarshadUpadhyay]

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======== TEMPLATE BUG FORM ========

NWJS Version: All versions Operating System: Ubuntu

Expected behaviour

The browser should open with this URL.

Actual behaviour

Nothing is happening, none of my browsers is opening and my default browser is chrome I checked using this command: "sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser"

How to reproduce

• I m using the latest NWJS v0.46.3.
• I want to redirect on Public URL using this "gui.Shell.openExternal(url)" code, but nothing is happening. On windows it's working after setting default browser.

[HarshadUpadhyay]

This is the error coming in the console:

ERROR:zygote_host_impl_linux.cc(89)] Running as root without --no-sandbox is not supported. See https://crbug.com/638180. Running Firefox as root in a regular user's session is not supported. ($HOME is /home/harshad which is owned by harshad.) Running Firefox as root in a regular user's session is not supported. ($HOME is /home/harshad which is owned by harshad.) /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: iceweasel: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: seamonkey: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: mozilla: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: epiphany: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: konqueror: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: chromium: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: chromium-browser: not found [13274:13274:0721/224353.396287:ERROR:zygote_host_impl_linux.cc(89)] Running as root without --no-sandbox is not supported. See https://crbug.com/638180. /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: www-browser: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: links2: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: elinks: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: links: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: lynx: not found /usr/bin/xdg-open: 851: /usr/bin/xdg-open: w3m: not found xdg-open: no method available for opening 'https://www.google.com'

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