[GitHub] [superset] tweinreich opened a new issue #17936: Documentation: add info about default browser path

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tweinreich opened a new issue #17936:
URL: https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/17936


   ## Environment
   - **OS:** Ubuntu 18.04.6 (Bionic Beaver)
   - **Superset version:** 1.3.2
   
   ## Issue
   When installing Firefox ESR on Ubuntu the binary is placed in `/usr/bin/firefox-esr`. If you try to send a report including a screenshot now, Superset will complain with this message:
   
   > Error: Failed taking a screenshot 
   > Message: Expected browser binary location, but unable to find binary in default location, no 'moz:firefoxOptions.binary' capability provided, and no binary flag set on the command line
   > 
   
   _* the error is sent per email and included in the reports execution log_
   
   ## Solution
   To solve this, you can symlink this binary to the "default location": `/usr/local/bin/firefox`
   
   In my case this solved the issue and I am receiving emails including screenshots now. It was difficult finding the "default location" but finally I found it [inside the Dockerfile](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/ceecc7047bcbbaf6c73b4915431c3fb3964b020a/Dockerfile#L147).
   
   ## Ideas
   - include the information about the "default location" of the browsers in the documentation
   - automatically search for the binaries (e.g. using `which`) and warn the admin if none was found
   - include an option in the reports admin GUI to provide the browser path manually


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