Chrome download prompts to use xdg, but proceeds to do nothing

bobsdacool

3/19/23, 10:00 PM

I am trying to download a fasta file for a bioinformatics project ftp://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-102/fasta/mus_musculus/dna/

Unfortunately every single time I try to download this file I get a popup asking me to use xdg. I cannot get this to work and there is no other source from which I can get this file. I have spent nearly a day trying to get this simple file, aaagh.

If anyone can help me get this file downloaded and get rid of the popup I would really appreciate it. I'm sure that when I want to use xdg I will do so from cli, but right now I could do with just being able to download the file

when I try and use xdg from the cli to download the file it says "operation not supported"

I tried generating an allow list per https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7532419 but this didn't work either, I tried changing the default program for xdg to google-chrome.desktop for both http and https and this has not worked either.

Here is the software I am using

Chrome Version 96.0.4664.45 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal

If there is anything else you need from me to help solve this issue I would really appreciate it. I am very new to linux so please be forthcoming with information, I am likely missing basic intermediate steps, assume I don't know anything :) cheers.

Thank you very much for taking the time out to help.

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I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: Chrome download prompts to use xdg, but proceeds to do nothing

TH: ดาวน์โหลด Chrome แจ้งให้ใช้ xdg แต่ดำเนินการต่อโดยไม่ทำอะไรเลย

RO: Descărcarea Chrome solicită utilizarea xdg, dar nu face nimic

RU: Загрузка Chrome предлагает использовать xdg, но ничего не делает

VI: Lời nhắc tải xuống của Chrome để sử dụng xdg, nhưng không tiến hành gì cả

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