Re: how do i configure lynx browser as default browser for html
Interesting, what does echo $"-browser" return? What does echo
"$-BROWSER" return?
I'm on a system other than debian now otherwise I'd have answers for you
on both counts.
Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
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On Wed, 28 Sep 2022, jindam, vani wrote:
> September 28, 2022 at 12:22 PM, "Jude DaShiell" wrote:
>
>
>
> >
> > It may be necessary to disable SENSIBLE-BROWSER. echo $SENSIBLE-BROWSER
> > to see if it's loaded.
> $ echo $SENSIBLE-BROWSER
> it shows "-BROWSER"
>
> $SENSIBLE-BROWSER
> launches lynx in terminal
>
> regards,
> jindam, vani
>
> toots: @jindam_vani@c.im
> others: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jindam_vani
>
> >
> > Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
> > defense of liberty:
> > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
> >
> > .
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Sep 2022, jindam, vani wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > A line like:
> > > export BROWSER=lynx
> > > in /etc/profile may help.
> > >
> > > i have updated ~/.profile, but it is not working
> > >
> > > You don't indicate your desktop, which may be significant.
> > > i am trying to use debian with least
> > > packages. i dont have any desktop
> > > environment. i have installed base system
> > > + mc, default-jre, openbox, palemoon, lynx.
> > >
> > > my cli:
> > > jindam@localhost:~$ ls /etc/alternatives/*www*browser*
> > > /etc/alternatives/gnome-www-browser
> > > /etc/alternatives/www-browser
> > > /etc/alternatives/www-browser.1.gz
> > > /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser
> > > jindam@localhost:~$ ls -al /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser
> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 jindam jindam 13 Sep 27 20:07 /etc/alternatives/x-ww
> > > w-browser -> /usr/bin/lynx
> > > jindam@localhost:~$ ls -al /etc/alternatives/gnome-www-browser
> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 jindam jindam 17 Sep 27 19:13 /etc/alternatives/gnom
> > > e-www-browser -> /usr/bin/palemoon
> > > jindam@localhost:~$ ls -al $(which sensible-browser )
> > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 jindam jindam 1230 Jan 13 2021 /usr/bin/sensible-br
> > > owser
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > jindam, vani
> > >
> > > toots: @jindam_vani@c.im
> > > others: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jindam_vani
> > >
> >
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>
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