[SOLVED] Manjaro KDE, change default brave browser to firefox when clicked on a link on any app.

andrewysk · 12-16-2021, 07:08 AM

Where is the setting to change running browser ?
When i clicked a link in telegram, it auto run brave browser.. even though i have had firefox browser running already..

I am using manjaro Kde.

I looked under /home/user1/.config/mimeapps.list
There is not even listed brave browser in it..
Where is the setting to change to firefox browser ?
Thx

Code:

[user1 .config]$ cat mimeapps.list 
[Added Associations]
audio/mpeg=vlc.desktop;
video/mp4=smplayer.desktop;mpv.desktop;vlc.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/tg=userapp-Telegram Desktop-WFBZ40.desktop;

[Default Applications]
audio/mpeg=vlc.desktop;
video/mp4=smplayer.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/callto=skypeforlinux.desktop
x-scheme-handler/rocketchat=rocketchat-desktop.desktop
x-scheme-handler/skype=skypeforlinux.desktop
x-scheme-handler/tel=org.kde.kdeconnect.handler.desktop
x-scheme-handler/tg=userapp-Telegram Desktop-WFBZ40.desktop
[user1 .config]$

shruggy · 12-16-2021, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewysk

/home/user1/.config/mimeapps.list

This is only one of multiple possible places.

allend · 12-16-2021, 07:27 AM

What does

Code:

xdg-settings get default-web-browser

show?
See the EXAMPLES section of 'man xdg-settings' if it does not show firefox.

andrewysk · 12-16-2021, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allend

What does

Code:

xdg-settings get default-web-browser

show?
See the EXAMPLES section of 'man xdg-settings' if it does not show firefox.

I tried this one.. but it is of no help.. because it only has 2 known properties:
default-url-scheme-handler
default-web-browser

One is as below, the other is no output.

Code:

$ xdg-settings get default-web-browser
firefox

When i clicked the url link in telegram it auto run brave browser..

andrewysk · 12-16-2021, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shruggy

This is only one of multiple possible places.

i tried the whole list:

Code:

Path 	Usage
~/.config/mimeapps.list 	user overrides
/etc/xdg/mimeapps.list 	system-wide overrides
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list 	(deprecated) user overrides
/usr/local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
/usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list 	distribution-provided defaults

none of them has got anything

Code:

$ cat /etc/xdg/mimeapps.list
cat: /etc/xdg/mimeapps.list: No such file or directory

$ cat ~/.config/mimeapps.list    
[Added Associations]
audio/mpeg=vlc.desktop;
video/mp4=smplayer.desktop;mpv.desktop;vlc.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/tg=userapp-Telegram Desktop-WFBZ40.desktop;

[Default Applications]
audio/mpeg=vlc.desktop;
video/mp4=smplayer.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/callto=skypeforlinux.desktop
x-scheme-handler/rocketchat=rocketchat-desktop.desktop
x-scheme-handler/skype=skypeforlinux.desktop
x-scheme-handler/tel=org.kde.kdeconnect.handler.desktop
x-scheme-handler/tg=userapp-Telegram Desktop-WFBZ40.desktop


$ cat ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list

$ cat /usr/local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
cat: /usr/local/share/applications/mimeapps.list: No such file or directory

$ cat /usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list
cat: /usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list: No such file or directory

allend · 12-16-2021, 08:23 AM

According to this, if you are using KDE, go to System Settings -> Applications -> Web Browser and choose.

lvm_ · 12-16-2021, 08:33 AM

You can add it to mimeapps.lst yourself - you will need to define handlers for at least http and https, and perhaps some other protocols similar to what you've got there for telegram, BUT have you tried going to firefox's settings and clicking 'make default'? KISS.

computersavvy · 12-16-2021, 10:44 AM

In gnome you can go to settings --> default applications and set the web browser default there.

andrewysk · 12-17-2021, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lvm_

You can add it to mimeapps.lst yourself - you will need to define handlers for at least http and https, and perhaps some other protocols similar to what you've got there for telegram, BUT have you tried going to firefox's settings and clicking 'make default'? KISS.

Yes, you are right.. I just checked firefox .. it is not the default browser.. after checked it as default, telegram how open the link no longer in brave.

Sometime i think too much that, thought everything is handled by linux... in fact, i did thought by clicking the "make firefox default browser" it changes settings in linux setting...

Thanks..Sometime simple is relaxing... glad it solved.