[xubuntu-users] Preferred Browser Setting Ignored

[chris]

On 16/12/18 10:29 AM, Rog wrote:
> On 12/15/18 9:12 AM, Peter Flynn wrote:
>> On 14/12/2018 20:04, Rog wrote:
>>> I've installed Vivaldi on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop machine. Problem:
>>> FireFox keeps popping up when I click links and calls itself the
>>> preferred browser.
>>>
>>> In FF, I can not turn-off the check box for Always check if Firefox is
>>> your default browser. I un-installed and re-installed FF to fix that.
>>>
>>> In Vivaldi, I've set Vivaldi as preferred and turned-on always check.
>>>
>>> In Xubuntu, Settings Manager, Preferred Applications, Vivaldi is chosen
>>> as "The preferred Web Browser will be used to open hyperlinks and
>>> display help contents.
>>>
>>> BUT, FF still opens when I click a link. I have to copy links and paste
>>> them into Vivaldi's locater bar to go to such sites.
>>>
>>> How do I fix this??
>> Try what Teresa suggested. This is a permanent bug in all Ubuntu and its
>> derivatives which has been there for years. FF steals the preference and
>> it's VERY hard to get it back.
>>
>> I fixed it eventually by just uninstallinf FF and never using it again:
>> I run Chromium and Vivaldi, and FF can take a hike.
>>
>> Peter
>      update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
> Didn't work. Debian web browser is not a selection.
> 
> I found three different locations for x-www.browser:
> 
>     /etc/alternatives
>     /usr/bin
>     /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives
> 
> It is my guess that some of these are leftovers from prior versions of 
> ubuntu. I tried changing the precedence for starting FF in those files 
> where it is listed, to no avail.
> 
> Web searches were not helpful nor was a perusal of FF settings accessed 
> thru the URL entry bar with about:config.
> 
> Only way to keep FF from grabbing control that I have found is 
> uninstall. Since I've been having other problems with FF, looks like 
> Peter is correct: DUMP FF.
> 
> THANKS, Peter and Teresa.
> 
> -- 
> Roger
> linux.rog at gmail.com
> 
> 
I have found that Palemoon does a better job than FF.

There is a ppa for deb files, but I cannot remember the URL.
da kiwi

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