Re: debian sensible browser help SOLVED

[Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net>]

On 20110725_140518, Steve Kleene wrote:
> On 2011-07-25 02:24:59 GMT, Paul E Condon wrote:
> 
> > How do I make debian offer google-chrome to gnome? I have
> > checked all the places I know of. Where is sensible browser
> > defined?
> 
> You might check in /etc/mailcap for lines that begin with "text/html".  I
> prefer to have iceweasel called instead of sensible-browser, so I move the
> line with sensible-browser to the end of mailcap.  I often have to repeat
> this procedure after an upgrade.  If your mailcap has a text/html line for
> google-chrome, you might move that above other text/html lines.

Thanks. sensible-browser is designated in /etc/mailcap. Specifying
google-crome in ~/.mailcap overrides the /etc/mailcap entry. 

Sensible-browser is a script that introduces a layer of indirection
of which I was unaware. Now I know. How long I will remember is
problematic.

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Paul E Condon           
pecondon@mesanetworks.net