Tue, 30 Sep 2014

Changing the default browser in Debian

Note to self: the next time you want to change your default browser, here's how. 

$ xdg-mime default chromium.desktop x-scheme-handler/http
$ xdg-mime default chromium.desktop x-scheme-handler/https
$ xdg-mime default chromium.desktop text/html
$ sudo update-alternatives --set x-www-browser /usr/bin/chromium

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