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== Set the default browser ==
 
You can use the following commands to set your default browser for links and .html files, replacing '''browser.desktop''' with your preferred browser e.g. firefox-bin.desktop (desktop files are often located in /usr/share/applications in case you need to check the exact name):
 
<console>###i## xdg-mime default browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/http</console>
<console>###i## xdg-mime default browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/https</console>
<console>###i## xdg-mime default browser.desktop text/html</console>
 
You can also set the default browser globally:
 
<console>###i## xdg-settings set default-web-browser browser.desktop</console>
 
Once these have been set you can test it with:
 
<console>###i## xdg-open http://www.funtoo.org</console>
 
If you just run a window manager then xdg-mime or xdg-settings may complain that a DE has not been set or recognized. Set it (or fake it) with '''export DE="xfce"''' in ~/.xinitrc or ~/.bashrc

Revision as of 00:43, March 4, 2015

Set the default browser

You can use the following commands to set your default browser for links and .html files, replacing browser.desktop with your preferred browser e.g. firefox-bin.desktop (desktop files are often located in /usr/share/applications in case you need to check the exact name):

root # xdg-mime default browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/http
root # xdg-mime default browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/https
root # xdg-mime default browser.desktop text/html

You can also set the default browser globally:

root # xdg-settings set default-web-browser browser.desktop

Once these have been set you can test it with:

root # xdg-open http://www.funtoo.org

If you just run a window manager then xdg-mime or xdg-settings may complain that a DE has not been set or recognized. Set it (or fake it) with export DE="xfce" in ~/.xinitrc or ~/.bashrc