Re: Command Line (was Re: a dumb query? pls humor me)
On Thu, 2007-02-22 at 11:02 -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > check out update-alternatives in order to change that... I think.
>
> Only if ya want the change system wide. Easier to just set the variable
> in your shell's login script.
>
> Related dumb question, is there a gui tool for setting alternatives? As
> nice as it is I so rarely deal with it every time I have to install a new
> Debian (or dirivative) machine it takes me a good Google search to figure out
> how to tell Thunderbird I really want to use Firefox as my browser. :(
In GNOME it is "Preferred Applications".
In XFCEv4.4 it is "Preferred Applications".
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