Re: Browser link

[Jeff <professorwagstaff@gmail.com>]

Kent West wrote:
> Jeff wrote:
> > Magnus Therning wrote:
> > > On Sat, Aug 11, 2007 at 19:06:45 +1200, Jeff wrote:
> > >  
> > > > When i click on a web link in an email it opens the page in Epiphany
> > > > and not Iceweasel which i have set up as my prefered browser.(in
> > > > preferences) Can someone tell me how to make the webpages from an 
> > > > email
> > > > link open in Iceweasel.
> > > >     
> > >
> > > You probably should make sure both the GNOME preferred applications and
> > > Debian's "alternative" (x-www-browser) point to iceweasel.  The former
> > > you change in System->Preferences->Preferred Applications the latter 
> > > you
> > > use update-alternatives to change.
> > >
> > > /M
> > >
> > >   
> > Where would i find "update-alternatives?
> > Jeff
>
> Open a terminal (e.g. Ctrl-Alt-F2 or xterm or Gnome-Terminal or 
> Konsole, etc).
>
> Become root (e.g. "sudo ..." or "su -").
>
> Run the command "update-alternatives --config x-www-browser".
>
> Select the desired default.
>
> ("update-alternatives" without parameters will give you a short help 
> screen, or "man update-alternatives" for the full treatment).
>
> (Look in /etc/alternatives (i.e. "ls /etc/alternatives") for the items 
> that can be configured.)
This has made it work. Many thanks!
Jeff