Firefox - default browser

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Submitted by lemining on Mon, 2007-03-26 10:29.

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone tried to make firefox a default browser under Kubuntu. I went to system settings and i changed it. Also i changed files associations so firefox comes first, i checked options in firefox to check if its default browser, as well as i went to about:config. After all those changes everytime i click any link (eg. thunderbird or gaim), it opens konqueror. Is there anyway of going around it?

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SOLVED!
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Submitted by lemining on Mon, 2007-03-26 10:54.

Ok, after doing little research i found the solution. I don't know why System Settings arent working the way they supose to, but there is a way of setting it all up.Switch your console and type in sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser And then select your default browser. Works just fine! Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/


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Got it!
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Submitted by lemining on Mon, 2007-03-26 10:57.

Okay, got it! http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/ All you have to do is type in sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser


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Re: Firefox - default browser
Submitted by makemyday on Mon, 2007-03-26 15:33.

Hi, lemining. I had the same problem on Kubuntu with XChat (and others non kde programs) and I solved it doing this: sudo update-alternatives --set x-www-browser /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin

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This setting is available
Submitted by songwind on Mon, 2007-03-26 15:48.

This setting is available from Settings->KDE Components->Default Applications

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