Re: Default browser question
James C. Hall MD wrote:
> Hello:
>
Hi
> I'm trying to set Firefox as my default browser. I'm using KDE.
> There is no button to activate in Firefox preferences to enable this
> function. In the KDE Control Center, under KDE Components/Component
> Chooser/Web Browser, I first tried to just type 'firefox' in the
> space 'in the following browser'. Nope didn't work - wants to use
> the Gnome browser, Epiphany. Then I browsed to the firefox.sh file,
> but it didn't present itself in the box after choosing it; so, I
> typed the path in. Hmm ... still no joy.
>
> Anybody have the key to this solution ?
>From the command line : update-alternatives --config x-www-browser ,
then choose the digit coresponding to the path to firefox.
That should be enough.
Regards,
Radu
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jamie
>
>
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