How to make xdg-open work with the getfirefox.com firefox
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:24 am
Let me guess, you probably have the same problem I have...links open in chrome and not firefox right? HERE IS HOW TO FIX THAT!
It took me a while to figure this out, so I'll post the solution...
If you downloaded firefox from getfirefox.com (the executable version) and you try and open links in pidgin or something other than a broswer, you'll notice that they may not open in firefox. Here is how to get it to work... I will paraphrase the directions from here...http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic ... -resolved/
Open your favorite text editor and paste this...
Make sure you edit the Exec and TryExec fields to where your firefox executable is.
Save the file, and transfer it to here...
/usr/share/applications
You should need to use sudo for that.
Then follow the directions from here...http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=74538 and here...http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/install-fi ... -in-linux/
I will paraphrase them for you...
Again...alter the second parameter these (the one starting with /opt) and change them to where you firefox executable is.
Then...
Select firefox and press enter
Then
Select firefox and press enter
The last step is just to check that everything went well
open the file ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list in your text editor and find these entries. MAKE SURE THEY POINT TO FIREFOX AND HAVE .desktop at the end of them.
x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop
x-scheme-handler/https=firefox.desktop
Anyway that worked for me...I spent about 2 hours google searching stuff on the internet and this is what worked for me. I am running Linux Mint Debian Edition and my links finally open in other browsers. IN THEORY this should probably work for other browsers, but since I have not tried it I can't be sure.
It took me a while to figure this out, so I'll post the solution...
If you downloaded firefox from getfirefox.com (the executable version) and you try and open links in pidgin or something other than a broswer, you'll notice that they may not open in firefox. Here is how to get it to work... I will paraphrase the directions from here...http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic ... -resolved/
Open your favorite text editor and paste this...
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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Firefox
Comment=Run Firefox
Exec=/opt/firefox/firefox
TryExec=/opt/firefox/firefox
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/firefox.png
GenericName=Web Browser
Categories=Application;Network
Save the file, and transfer it to here...
/usr/share/applications
You should need to use sudo for that.
Then follow the directions from here...http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=74538 and here...http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/install-fi ... -in-linux/
I will paraphrase them for you...
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sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser /opt/firefox/firefox 100
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update-alternatives –install /usr/bin/firefox gnome-www-browser /opt/firefox/firefox 100
Then...
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update-alternatives –config gnome-www-browserThen
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update-alternatives --config x-www-browserSelect firefox and press enter
The last step is just to check that everything went well
open the file ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list in your text editor and find these entries. MAKE SURE THEY POINT TO FIREFOX AND HAVE .desktop at the end of them.
x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop
x-scheme-handler/https=firefox.desktop
Anyway that worked for me...I spent about 2 hours google searching stuff on the internet and this is what worked for me. I am running Linux Mint Debian Edition and my links finally open in other browsers. IN THEORY this should probably work for other browsers, but since I have not tried it I can't be sure.
