URL not opening with Ctrl+Click

[thehowl]

Issue Description

Continuing from #7117 after suggestion from pluiedev. This issue shares many similar features to that one. (No, I'm not using a TUI)

When attempting to ctrl+click a link normally, nothing happens.

Ghostty is installed as a snap. This happens when I open ghostty by launching it as a normal application from GNOME.

However, when I launch ghostty as a command (which ghostty: /snap/ghostty/current/bin/ghostty), opening the link works.

Mysteriously though, I am able to replicate this bug when launching through /snap/bin/ghostty. It is symlinked to /usr/bin/snap. This is where I'm able to capture the log line below.

When I click the link in the "bugged" instance, the following log line pops up:

warning(os-open): wait stderr=/usr/bin/flatpak: symbol lookup error: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libostree-1.so.1: undefined symbol: g_unix_mount_entry_free

For comparison, log lines of running `ghostty` and managing to open the link

info: ghostty version=1.2.3
info: ghostty build optimize=ReleaseFast
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=11.0.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.generic.Renderer(renderer.OpenGL)
info: libxev default backend=io_uring
info(os_locale): setlocale from env result=C.UTF-8
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.14.5 runtime=4.14.5
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.5.0 runtime=1.5.0
info: reading configuration file path=/home/howl/.config/ghostty/config
info(config): default shell source=env value=/usr/bin/zsh
warning(gtk_ghostty_application): setting GDK_DEBUG=gl-disable-gles,gl-no-fractional,vulkan-disable
warning(gtk_ghostty_application): setting GDK_DISABLE=color-mgmt
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgstaudio-1.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_sort_array
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-4.0/4.0.0/media/libmedia-gstreamer.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gvfs/libgvfscommon.so: undefined symbol: g_variant_builder_init_static
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:1943:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2137:20-24: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2232:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2233:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2241:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2242:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2716:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2719:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.267: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2739:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3444:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3446:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3492:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3494:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3496:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3499:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3501:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4266:28-32: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4270:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4272:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4273:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4274:43-47: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4276:44-48: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4277:44-48: Expected a number

(process:2821869): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:06:37.268: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4278:44-48: Expected a number
info(gtk_ghostty_application): cgroup isolation disabled via config=config.Config.LinuxCgroup.single-instance
info(opengl): loaded OpenGL 4.6
info(font_shared_grid_set): font regular: JetBrains Mono Regular
info(font_shared_grid_set): font bold: JetBrains Mono Bold
info(font_shared_grid_set): font italic: JetBrains Mono Italic
info(font_shared_grid_set): font bold_italic: JetBrains Mono Bold Italic
info(io_exec): found Ghostty resources dir: /snap/ghostty/current/share/ghostty
info(io_exec): shell integration automatically injected shell=termio.shell_integration.Shell.zsh
warning(gtk_ghostty_application): unimplemented action=apprt.action.Action.Key.cell_size
info(io_exec): started subcommand path=/bin/sh pid=2821905
info(io_exec): subcommand cgroup=-
info(stream): OSC 1 (change icon) received and ignored icon=~
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: change_window_icon
info(stream): OSC 1 (change icon) received and ignored icon=echo
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: change_window_icon
info(stream): OSC 1 (change icon) received and ignored icon=~
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: change_window_icon
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC callback: terminal.osc.Command{ .end_of_command = terminal.osc.Command__struct_253472{ .exit_code = 0 } }
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: end_of_command
warning(os-open): wait stderr=[2] Sandbox: CanCreateUserNamespace() clone() failure: EPERM

info(io_exec): pty fd closed, read thread exiting
info(surface): surface closed addr=383e0a60

Expected Behavior

URL should open in configured browser.

Actual Behavior

Nothing happens.

Reproduction Steps

1. Open Ghostty as a desktop application.
2. Execute echo https://google.com as an example.
3. Attempt to ctrl+click on Google.

Ghostty Logs

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gvfs/libgvfscommon.so: undefined symbol: g_variant_builder_init_static
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so
info: ghostty version=1.2.3
info: ghostty build optimize=ReleaseFast
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=11.0.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.generic.Renderer(renderer.OpenGL)
info: libxev default backend=io_uring
info(os_locale): setlocale from env result=C.UTF-8
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.14.5 runtime=4.14.5
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.5.0 runtime=1.5.0
info: reading configuration file path=/home/howl/.config/ghostty/config
info(config): default shell source=env value=/usr/bin/zsh
warning(gtk_ghostty_application): setting GDK_DEBUG=gl-disable-gles,gl-no-fractional,vulkan-disable
warning(gtk_ghostty_application): setting GDK_DISABLE=color-mgmt
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gvfs/libgvfscommon.so: undefined symbol: g_variant_builder_init_static
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.909: Theme parser error: gtk.css:1943:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.909: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2137:20-24: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.909: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2232:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.909: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2233:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.909: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2241:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.909: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2242:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2716:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2719:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:2739:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3444:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3446:16-20: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3492:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3494:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3496:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3499:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:3501:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.910: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4266:28-32: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.911: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4270:27-31: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.911: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4272:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.911: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4273:29-33: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.911: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4274:43-47: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.911: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4276:44-48: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.911: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4277:44-48: Expected a number

(process:2820198): Gtk-WARNING **: 15:04:11.911: Theme parser error: gtk.css:4278:44-48: Expected a number
info(gtk_ghostty_application): cgroup isolation disabled via config=config.Config.LinuxCgroup.single-instance
info(opengl): loaded OpenGL 4.6
info(font_shared_grid_set): font regular: JetBrains Mono Regular
info(font_shared_grid_set): font bold: JetBrains Mono Bold
info(font_shared_grid_set): font italic: JetBrains Mono Italic
info(font_shared_grid_set): font bold_italic: JetBrains Mono Bold Italic
info(io_exec): found Ghostty resources dir: /snap/ghostty/current/share/ghostty
info(io_exec): shell integration automatically injected shell=termio.shell_integration.Shell.zsh
warning(gtk_ghostty_application): unimplemented action=apprt.action.Action.Key.cell_size
info(io_exec): started subcommand path=/bin/sh pid=2820293
info(io_exec): subcommand cgroup=-
info(stream): OSC 1 (change icon) received and ignored icon=~
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: change_window_icon
info(stream): OSC 1 (change icon) received and ignored icon=echo
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: change_window_icon
info(stream): OSC 1 (change icon) received and ignored icon=~
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: change_window_icon
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC callback: terminal.osc.Command{ .end_of_command = terminal.osc.Command__struct_253472{ .exit_code = 0 } }
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: end_of_command
warning(os-open): wait stderr=/usr/bin/flatpak: symbol lookup error: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libostree-1.so.1: undefined symbol: g_unix_mount_entry_free

warning(os-open): wait stderr=/usr/bin/flatpak: symbol lookup error: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libostree-1.so.1: undefined symbol: g_unix_mount_entry_free

warning(os-open): wait stderr=/usr/bin/flatpak: symbol lookup error: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libostree-1.so.1: undefined symbol: g_unix_mount_entry_free

info(io_exec): pty fd closed, read thread exiting
info(surface): surface closed addr=87cf620

Ghostty Version

Ghostty 1.2.3

Version
  - version: 1.2.3
  - channel: stable
Build Config
  - Zig version   : 0.14.0
  - build mode    : builtin.OptimizeMode.ReleaseFast
  - app runtime   : apprt.Runtime.gtk
  - font engine   : font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
  - renderer      : renderer.generic.Renderer(renderer.OpenGL)
  - libxev        : io_uring
  - kernel version: 6.14.0-32-generic
  - desktop env   : other
  - GTK version   :
    build         : 4.14.5
    runtime       : 4.14.5
  - libadwaita    : enabled
    build         : 1.5.0
    runtime       : 1.5.0
  - libX11        : enabled
  - libwayland    : enabled

OS Version Information

Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky)

(Linux only) Display Server

Wayland

(Linux only) Desktop Environment/Window Manager

GNOME 48.0

Minimal Ghostty Configuration

theme = Gruvbox Dark
font-family = JetBrains Mono
shell-integration-features = ssh-terminfo,ssh-env

Additional Relevant Configuration

No response

I acknowledge that:

• I have reviewed the FAQ and confirm that my issue is NOT among them.
• I have searched the Ghostty repository (both open and closed Discussions and Issues) and confirm this is not a duplicate of an existing issue or discussion.
• I have checked the "Preview" tab on all text fields to ensure that everything looks right, and have wrapped all configuration and code in code blocks with a group of three backticks (```) on separate lines.

[thehowl]

Hey, just a small bump on this issue. If anyone has suggestions on what to try out or any way I can help confirm the bug, I'd appreciate that.

Thank you!

[mmirus]

I was hitting this problem and changed two things in my setup. Now opening links with ctrl+click is working:

• I previously had set $TERMINAL on my system to ghostty --gtk-single-instance=true. I unset this.
• My Sway keybinding for launching the terminal executed ghostty +new-window. I changed it to just ghostty.

I don't know which of these changes fixed it, or if it was both in combination--but there you go, in case it gives you a thread to pull on.

[UncleBrook]

I found that if I press Ctrl+Shift first, and then try Ctrl+Click again, the link opens!