Re: Configuring preferred web browser with Icedove

[Oscar Nuñez <oskarr66@gmail.com>]

Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Sun,07.Jun.09, 21:03:26, AG wrote:
> > Hello List
> >
> > How does one configure Icedove (Thunderbird) to use the system's default  
> > browser.  My system's default browser is Opera, but Icedove will always  
> > call up Konqueror and I cannot see any obvious way to change that ...  
> > even "advanced config" doesn't seem to show any options.
>
> Make sure Opera is indeed your default browser:
>
> update-alternatives --configure x-www-browser
>
> Regards,
> Andrei
That's the wide system solution, but you can make a local user solution 
if you are using gnome or kde, put the next line under $HOME/.gnomerc or 
$HOME/.kderc:

export BROWSER=/usr/bin/opera

and you are done.

HTHY