![]() ![]() xdg-settings can be used to both get and change the default browser. Some applications use xdg-open (part of xdg-utils). # update-alternatives -config x-www-browserĭefault for foreign programs (user-specific) The default browser for generic applications can be changed for the whole system by reconfiguring the x-www-browser alternative. For example, Thunderbird ignores desktop environment-specific browser settings. Programs which are not designed for the user's desktop environment do not obey the browser settings of the desktop environment (GNOME or KDE). Have you ever wondered why? For the sake of completeness, this is an official wiki page from Debian: Foreign applications Default for foreign programs (system-wide) The top two answers here both look promising, yet only one of them worked for me.
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