Comments on: How to Set the Default Browser on Ubuntu From the Command-Line http://www.kabatology.com/09/16/how-to-set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/ Practical hand-outs on Open Source Standards, Reviews, Linux Solutions including Hacks, Tips and Tricks Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:41:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gemma http://www.kabatology.com/09/16/how-to-set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-19114 Gemma Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:52:47 +0000 http://www.kabatology.com/?p=2850#comment-19114 I'm completely clueless about linux, so sorry if this is a really dumb question, but I tried to change it using this and when I type in "config" it says "command not found"... even though it shows it as one of the commands right before it says that. What should I do? I’m completely clueless about linux, so sorry if this is a really dumb question, but I tried to change it using this and when I type in “config” it says “command not found”… even though it shows it as one of the commands right before it says that. What should I do?

]]> By: lefty.crupps http://www.kabatology.com/09/16/how-to-set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-8053 lefty.crupps Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:16:09 +0000 http://www.kabatology.com/?p=2850#comment-8053 > just take off the “sudo” so you don’t use the > admin account and it won’t affect the other users This doesn't work, as the command is designed only to be run as root (aka the admin account). In KDE the default browser is changed in System Settings > Default Applications; from the command line one would have to edit the file ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals and change the line for > BrowserApplication[$e]=!/usr/bin/whatever to read, to set Iceweasel as default for example: > BrowserApplication[$e]=!/usr/bin/iceweasel For GNOME, I have no idea. > just take off the “sudo” so you don’t use the
> admin account and it won’t affect the other users

This doesn’t work, as the command is designed only to be run as root (aka the admin account).

In KDE the default browser is changed in System Settings > Default Applications; from the command line one would have to edit the file ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals and change the line for
> BrowserApplication[$e]=!/usr/bin/whatever

to read, to set Iceweasel as default for example:
> BrowserApplication[$e]=!/usr/bin/iceweasel

For GNOME, I have no idea.

]]> By: Bharat Ojay http://www.kabatology.com/09/16/how-to-set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9358 Bharat Ojay Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:06:10 +0000 http://www.kabatology.com/?p=2850#comment-9358 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">How to Set the Default Browser on Ubuntu From the Command-Line http://su.pr/7nnVpL</span></span> How to Set the Default Browser on Ubuntu From the Command-Line http://su.pr/7nnVpL

]]> By: Sanay Jay http://www.kabatology.com/09/16/how-to-set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-8046 Sanay Jay Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:17:04 +0000 http://www.kabatology.com/?p=2850#comment-8046 @LEFTY.CRUPPS: Well, just take off the "sudo" so you don't use the admin account and it won't affect the other users in a multi-user system. @LEFTY.CRUPPS: Well, just take off the “sudo” so you don’t use the admin account and it won’t affect the other users in a multi-user system.

]]> By: lefty.crupps http://www.kabatology.com/09/16/how-to-set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-8045 lefty.crupps Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:48:41 +0000 http://www.kabatology.com/?p=2850#comment-8045 This changes the system's default browser, but does this affect the users? If so, wouldn't it affect every user's account on that computer? On a single-user computer that is no big deal, but GNU/Linux is a multi-user OS. I would be very annoyed to sit down and learn that someone has changed my browser so that their own default is changed as well. This changes the system’s default browser, but does this affect the users? If so, wouldn’t it affect every user’s account on that computer?

On a single-user computer that is no big deal, but GNU/Linux is a multi-user OS. I would be very annoyed to sit down and learn that someone has changed my browser so that their own default is changed as well.

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]]> By: Martin Kaba http://www.kabatology.com/09/16/how-to-set-the-default-browser-on-ubuntu-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9360 Martin Kaba Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:35:33 +0000 http://www.kabatology.com/?p=2850#comment-9360 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">How to Set the Default Browser on Ubuntu From the Command-Line http://su.pr/7nnVpL</span></span> How to Set the Default Browser on Ubuntu From the Command-Line http://su.pr/7nnVpL

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