I have just installed BOINC 6.6.36 and find that I cannot access the websites or forums for any project in the BOINC manager. With the previous version a browser window would open and show the relevant project web page. Now, a program (KImageMapEditor) which I didn't even know I had on my PC opens with the message that the file does not exist.

I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 and installed 6.6.36 using boinc_6.6.36_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.sh

Is there something I need to do to configure it so that I can use the website buttons?

I have just installed BOINC 6.6.36 and find that I cannot access the websites or forums for any project in the BOINC manager. With the previous version a browser window would open and show the relevant project web page. Now, a program (KImageMapEditor) which I didn't even know I had on my PC opens with the message that the file does not exist.

I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 and installed 6.6.36 using boinc_6.6.36_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.sh

Is there something I need to do to configure it so that I can use the website buttons?

Boinc tells the OS to open the default browser. You need to make sure that the OS knows which is your default browser. I don't know Linux so I can't give you instruction on how it is done on your OS.

Firefox is set as my default browser

Obviously not, or else KImageMapEditor wouldn't be called.

i would tell you how to change it, but I'm not a Linux person. i know the windows way.

I don't know the *buntu way, but in Fedora/KDE, there's a menu called "System Settings" that has a place to set defaults.

Try here for the Ubuntu way.

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Kathryn :o)

Obviously not, or else KImageMapEditor wouldn't be called.

Well, actually, it is. The Ubuntu way to set this is System ->Preferences->Preferred Applications. Here the web browser is set as Firefox and it is set to open a new link in this browser.

NC on Fedora 11 is possibly giving a hint to fix your problem:

[pre]BOINC Manager tried to display the web page
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/
but couldn't find a web browser.
To fix this, set the environment variable
BROWSER to the path of your web browser,
then restart the BOINC Manager.[/pre]
And yeah, Firefox is set as default browser in system settings here...

Thanks, but that didn't fix it. According to 'set' I have
BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox
and when I click the button, boincmgr's status line says 'Launching browser', but KImageMapEditor pops up instead.

I guess it's something Ubuntu-related. I'll have to wait until the package appears as an update.