konqueror is fine, but i want to use mozilla for browsing

Xyre · 01-02-2004, 11:40 AM

hey all

well, im about knee deep in linux now, really getting to know it well, only one thing

i use kde and konqueror, but i also have mozilla firebird installed, and i would like to use that as the default browser rather then having konqueror open all my links and such (like out of emails from evolution for example)

how might i go about doing this? thanks a bunch

atko · 01-02-2004, 11:49 AM

You would need to change the File & Association Settings. I am not sure where that is in Mandrake but I will check it out for you as I have it installed on virtual drive.

Mark.
www.stoctech.co.uk

atko · 01-02-2004, 11:56 AM

A quick check and it is in the KDE Control Panel under File Associations.

Mark.
www.stoctech.co.uk

Sendak · 03-10-2004, 06:20 AM

Setting it in the config panel did not how the right result for me. When I clicked on a link Konqueror started and asked if I wanted to open the page with Firebird. The solution is to do the following in a shell:

update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

secho · 05-05-2004, 11:06 AM

Hey I am having the same problem. I tried changing the file association for html/text in the KDE control pannel, but it didn't help.

I also trie the update-alternatives --config x-www-browser, but also to no avail.

A quick browse around the rest of the forums indicates its a gnome setting, but I am running KDE, is there a place I can edit gnome settings? Thanks.

Sendak · 08-14-2004, 03:42 AM

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Originally posted by secho
Hey I am having the same problem. I tried changing the file association for html/text in the KDE control pannel, but it didn't help.

I also trie the update-alternatives --config x-www-browser, but also to no avail.

A quick browse around the rest of the forums indicates its a gnome setting, but I am running KDE, is there a place I can edit gnome settings? Thanks.

With newer versions of Mozilla Thunderbird for Linux I know no simple way of setting your default browser. To set it, you have to update your user.js file with this setting:

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", “/path/to/browser");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", “/path/to/browser");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", “/path/to/browser");

If user.js does not exist create it yourself in the directory of prefs.js

See also http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thun...linuxurls.html