What is xdg-open?

I tried downloading roblox and it worked fine I double clicked it. It takes me to the website. But when I launch a game it doesn't say Open Roblox Launcher chrome just says xdg-open and nothing happens.

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The xdg-open is used to open a url or file in the your preferred program. Use xdg-open --manual to learn more.

xdg-open opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application. If a URL is provided the URL will be opened in the user's preferred web browser. If a file is provided the file will be opened in the preferred application for files of that type. xdg-open supports file, ftp, http and https URLs.

xdg-open is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not recommended to use xdg-open as root.

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