I am having a problem getting chrome unstable to stay as default browser.
I check it in preferences, but the question of whether to make it default still pops up.
I see that Firefox4 is NOT the default.
I think I have seen this where two versions of gnome are active, but not my situation.
LM software manager properly shows google-chrome-unstable as checked.
Thanks, howard
Resolved - Chrome not default browser
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Re: Chrome not default browser
I had the same problem but luckily there is a fix.
run that and select chrome from the list.
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sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
Re: Resolved - Chrome not default browser
Thanks.
I will mark this 'resolved'.
I may have accomplished the same thing an alternate way.
Eg, google chrome was missing from applications list.
It seems like Chrome now boots up faster ?
Howard
I will mark this 'resolved'.
I may have accomplished the same thing an alternate way.
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sudo cp /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome.desktop /usr/share/applications/.
sudo update menus
It seems like Chrome now boots up faster ?
Howard
Re: Resolved - Chrome not default browser
I'm having the same trouble, tried both solution but neither seems to work. I'm still asked to select default browser when I fire up Chromium.
Re: Resolved - Chrome not default browser
This issue also applies to me. I was able to fix via the second to last post. Thanks!
Re: Resolved - Chrome not default browser
That's a bit odd. I just looked in the /opt/ folder and chrome isn't there, only firefox.
I'll re-installing Chrome.
I'll re-installing Chrome.
Re: Resolved - Chrome not default browser
# update-alternatives --list x-www-browser
/home/craig/Downloads/firefox/firefox
/usr/bin/google-chrome
/usr/bin/iceweasel
/usr/bin/konqueror
/usr/bin/midori
/usr/bin/opera
/usr/bin/uzbl-browser
/usr/bin/xlinks2
HOWTO/DefaultWebBrowser - Debian Wiki - http://wiki.debian.org/HOWTO/DefaultWebBrowser
The default GNOME browser can be changed for the whole system by reconfiguring the alternative.
# update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser
/home/craig/Downloads/firefox/firefox
/usr/bin/google-chrome
/usr/bin/iceweasel
/usr/bin/konqueror
/usr/bin/midori
/usr/bin/opera
/usr/bin/uzbl-browser
/usr/bin/xlinks2
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# update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
There are 8 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/x-www-browser).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /usr/bin/google-chrome 200 auto mode
* 1 /home/craig/Downloads/firefox/firefox 100 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/google-chrome 200 manual mode
3 /usr/bin/iceweasel 70 manual mode
4 /usr/bin/konqueror 100 manual mode
5 /usr/bin/midori 50 manual mode
6 /usr/bin/opera 90 manual mode
7 /usr/bin/uzbl-browser 10 manual mode
8 /usr/bin/xlinks2 69 manual mode
Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
The default GNOME browser can be changed for the whole system by reconfiguring the alternative.
# update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser