Re: How to install a browser (epiphany) without affecting mailcap etc.?
On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 08:56:47 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 13/02/2025 01:26, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > Now Debian has*two* completely separate
> > ways to specify a default application for a role.
>
> I believed there are at least 4 ways (besides settings specific to
> particular applications)
> - *browser alternatives
> - BROWSER environment
> - mailcap for text/html
> - XDG configuration
Yes, but mailcap and XDG aren't Debian specific. Alternatives and
the $BROWSER variable (which is what the sensible-browser shell script
uses) are Debian specific.
For Debian to introduce *two* such things really surprised me. Maybe
I shouldn't be shocked, though. Debian developers are multiple herds
worth of cats.
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