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Lockheed

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Registered: 2010-03-16

Posts: 1,521

Impossible to set default browser

My default browser was Opera, but I have many others installed, too.

I removed the "Web Browser" position from XFCE menu by deleting the .desktop file from /usr/share/applications/

Now, every time I click on an http lini in, say, Thinderbird, all kinds of browsers start instead. First, it was chromium. I uninstalled it, so now it's Qupzilla...
And I can't seem to find a way to get it back to opera:

Everything is set properly:

1. /usr/bin/xdg-open says
BROWSER=opera:firefox:seamonkey:mozilla:epiphany:konqueror:chromium-browser:google-chrome:$BROWSER

2. ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list says:
x-scheme-handler/http=opera.desktop
x-scheme-handler/https=opera.desktop

3. exo-preferred-applications  says opera

I don't know what else can I do.

Last edited by Lockheed (2014-01-10 07:35:58)

ewaller

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Posts: 19,801

Re: Impossible to set default browser

Is this Arch Linux, or a Fork?

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Lockheed

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

Pure breed Arch.

Last edited by Lockheed (2013-12-21 22:50:05)

ewaller

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

Okay.  I asked, because I checked my system, and it is linked only to Chrome, but I have Chrome, Epiphany, and Firefox installed.  I am not sure how you arrived at the situation you have.

How have you managed your mime settings?  Using KDE, Gnome, or the CLI mime tools?   Note, that I don't yet know how to solve your problem, I am just trying to figure out how got here.

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Lockheed

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

Well, it happened directly after what I described in the first post.
I have no KDE nor Gnome. I am using XFCE

Lockheed

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Registered: 2010-03-16

Posts: 1,521

Re: Impossible to set default browser

I was thinking whether restoring the "web browser" file from /usr/share/applications/ would fix it.

Could someone give me its name and content?

ewaller

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

I've no such file on my system.  I've xfce4, Openbox, i3 and Gnome installed.

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Lockheed

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Registered: 2010-03-16

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

Well, I restored that file but it didn't change anything. The menu position didn't even reapear.

vanquish

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Registered: 2013-12-28

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

what about xfce4-settings? preferred apps - browsers select: add the path to your favorite browser.

Lockheed

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

Yes, it's the same thing as exo-preferred-applications and it's already set to opera.

vanquish

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

well, the only thing what would remain is /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache. maybe it rules the local settings?

Lockheed

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

Have a look for yourself:

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image/x-xbitmap=viewnior.desktop;gqview.desktop;feh.desktop;kde4-showfoto.desktop;
image/x-xpixmap=viewnior.desktop;gqview.desktop;kde4-showfoto.desktop;
image/xpm=gqview.desktop;xfi.desktop;
inode/directory=spacefm-folder-handler.desktop;spacefm-find.desktop;spacefm.desktop;
inode/mount-point=spacefm.desktop;
message/rfc822=thunderbird.desktop;
misc/ultravox=vlc.desktop;
text/comma-separated-values=libreoffice-calc.desktop;
text/css=kompozer.desktop;bluefish.desktop;
text/csv=libreoffice-calc.desktop;
text/html=kompozer.desktop;bluefish.desktop;qupzilla.desktop;icecat-safe.desktop;arora.desktop;iceweasel.desktop;firefox.desktop;opera-browser.desktop;icecat.desktop;google-chrome.desktop;
text/javascript=kompozer.desktop;bluefish.desktop;
text/mathml=bluefish.desktop;
text/mml=firefox.desktop;
text/plain=xfw.desktop;libreoffice-writer.desktop;medit.desktop;SciTE.desktop;xfv.desktop;leafpad.desktop;
text/rtf=libreoffice-writer.desktop;
text/spreadsheet=libreoffice-calc.desktop;
text/tab-separated-values=libreoffice-calc.desktop;
text/vnd.trolltech.linguist=linguist.desktop;
text/vnd.wap.wml=opera-browser.desktop;
text/wml=opera-browser.desktop;
text/x-chdr=bluefish.desktop;
text/x-comma-separated-values=libreoffice-calc.desktop;
text/x-csrc=bluefish.desktop;
text/x-csv=libreoffice-calc.desktop;
text/x-dtd=bluefish.desktop;
text/x-java=bluefish.desktop;
text/x-javascript=kompozer.desktop;bluefish.desktop;
text/x-perl=bluefish.desktop;
text/x-php=bluefish.desktop;
text/x-python=bluefish.desktop;
text/x-sql=bluefish.desktop;
text/xml=kompozer.desktop;bluefish.desktop;arora.desktop;iceweasel.desktop;firefox.desktop;opera-browser.desktop;google-chrome.desktop;
video/3gpp=mplayer.desktop;
video/avi=smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;
video/dv=vlc.desktop;
video/flv=smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;avidemux-gtk.desktop;
video/mp2t=vlc.desktop;
video/mp4=vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;ghb.desktop;
video/mp4v-es=vlc.desktop;ghb.desktop;
video/mpeg=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;ghb.desktop;audacity.desktop;avidemux-gtk.desktop;
video/msvideo=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;ghb.desktop;
video/ogg=opera-browser.desktop;
video/quicktime=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;ghb.desktop;
video/vnd.divx=ghb.desktop;
video/vnd.rn-realvideo=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;
video/webm=vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;opera-browser.desktop;
video/x-anim=vlc.desktop;
video/x-avi=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;ghb.desktop;
video/x-flc=vlc.desktop;
video/x-fli=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;
video/x-flv=vlc.desktop;
video/x-m4v=ghb.desktop;
video/x-matroska=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;ghb.desktop;
video/x-mpeg=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;ghb.desktop;avidemux-gtk.desktop;
video/x-mpeg2=mplayer.desktop;
video/x-ms-afs=mplayer.desktop;
video/x-ms-asf=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;clementine.desktop;
video/x-ms-wmv=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;
video/x-ms-wmx=mplayer.desktop;
video/x-ms-wvxvideo=mplayer.desktop;
video/x-msvideo=mplayer.desktop;vlc.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;
video/x-nsv=vlc.desktop;
video/x-ogm=smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;
video/x-ogm+ogg=vlc.desktop;ghb.desktop;
video/x-theora=mplayer.desktop;smplayer.desktop;smplayer_enqueue.desktop;
video/x-theora+ogg=ghb.desktop;
x-content/audio-cdda=vlc.desktop;
x-content/audio-player=vlc.desktop;clementine.desktop;
x-content/image-dcf=kde4-digikam.desktop;
x-content/image-picturecd=kde4-digikam.desktop;
x-content/video-dvd=vlc.desktop;ghb.desktop;
x-content/video-svcd=vlc.desktop;ghb.desktop;
x-content/video-vcd=vlc.desktop;ghb.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/feed=clementine.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/ftp=qupzilla.desktop;spacefm.desktop;opera-browser.desktop;google-chrome.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/ghelp=yelp.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/help=yelp.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/http=qupzilla.desktop;iceweasel.desktop;firefox.desktop;opera-browser.desktop;google-chrome.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=qupzilla.desktop;iceweasel.desktop;firefox.desktop;opera-browser.desktop;google-chrome.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/info=yelp.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/itms=clementine.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/itpc=clementine.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/mailto=kde4-kmailservice.desktop;opera-browser.desktop;thunderbird.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/man=yelp.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/mms=vlc.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/nfs=spacefm.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/note=gnote.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/rlogin=kde4-ktelnetservice.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/rtmp=vlc.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/rtsp=vlc.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/skype=skype.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/smb=spacefm.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/ssh=spacefm.desktop;kde4-ktelnetservice.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/telnet=kde4-ktelnetservice.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/zune=clementine.desktop;

From what I can see, Opera is the only browser assigned.

vanquish

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Registered: 2013-12-28

Posts: 49

Re: Impossible to set default browser

what about ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list ... if i understand your 1st posting right i would say it's related to your filemanager (thunar)?

Lockheed

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Registered: 2010-03-16

Posts: 1,521

Re: Impossible to set default browser

[Default Applications]
application/x-bittorrent=tixati.desktop
text/plain=geany.desktop
video/x-msvideo=smplayer.desktop
video/x-matroska=smplayer.desktop
video/mp4=smplayer.desktop
audio/mpeg=vlc.desktop
image/jpeg=gpicview-usercreated-0.desktop
image/png=gpicview.desktop
audio/ogg=vlc
application/zip=wine-extension-zip.desktop
video/x-ms-wmv=smplayer.desktop
audio/x-wav=vlc.desktop
image/gif=gpicview.desktop
application/x-directory=spacefm.desktop
video/x-flv=smplayer-usercreated-1.desktop
application/msword=libreoffice-writer.desktop
video/mpeg=smplayer.desktop
application/pdf=evince.desktop

I am using spacefm. Not sure how would it relate to the issue.

vanquish

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Registered: 2013-12-28

Posts: 49

Re: Impossible to set default browser

hmm ... i don't know much about xfce destkops.
e.g. you click on a html link in your fm. your fm uses its own mime-type list to open a the appropriate application. your fm could also use the mime-type list offered by your os/desktop. same here in firefox or evolution. if you want to do so you are able to set mime-types inside of this applications.

i don't know how this is managed by your fm. have a look @ http://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/s … nmode-mime

Last edited by vanquish (2014-01-06 14:05:39)

Lockheed

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Registered: 2010-03-16

Posts: 1,521

Re: Impossible to set default browser

I don't think it has anything to do with file manager settings. If I click on an html file in spacefm, it is being open with Kompozer html editor. But if I click on an http link, say, in Thunderbird email, an obscure Qupzilla browser opens it regardless of all the above settings.

vanquish

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Registered: 2013-12-28

Posts: 49

Re: Impossible to set default browser

i think you don't understand what i mean. i don't know thunderbird. but i know firefox. and i assume thunderbird got his own mime settings too. like this:

as you can see it is possible to specify the applications opened by firefox itself. same here for evolution mail client. or any other fm like dolphin on kde. it's not always/necessarily a system-wide issue. look for similar settings in your applications.

Last edited by vanquish (2014-01-07 12:57:21)

Lockheed

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Registered: 2010-03-16

Posts: 1,521

Re: Impossible to set default browser

This is getting really weird.

You had a good point, and although there is no setting within Thunderbird, I can set it up in its config file, as per this:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Changing_the_ … hunderbird

So I did it and... nothing changed! Madness!

EDIT:
Finally!
The second part of this helped: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Setting_Your_ … rd_-_Linux

Last edited by Lockheed (2014-01-07 13:12:58)

Lockheed

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

I though it was fixed, and it is for Thunderbird, but not system-wide. Apart from Thunderbird, I still get anything but what I need as default browser.

Steef435

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Re: Impossible to set default browser

I didn't get this to work either(there's xdg-open but also other ones), but I finally got it to work by letting the browser do it for me. I don't use opera, but perhaps, there's some setting hidden somewhere in the preferences menu that let's you set it as default browser. No idea what dark arts are performed, but it usually works.

Lockheed

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Posts: 1,521

Re: Impossible to set default browser

In linux Opera, you do it by setting system-wide default browser. There is no dedicated option within Opera itself.