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Set Default Browser in Antix Linux

So, you have to have a .desktop file with the name of the browser in either these 2 directories

  • ~/.local/share/applications/
  • /usr/share/applications/

There are 3 commands that set default browser in diffrent ways (why didn’t they made it a single Command?)

  1. Set Default for most general Launches

    Pupose : controls which browser to Lauch when another app (Like Login with Google button in Zoom) calls the default browser

    Terminal window
    xdg-settings set default-web-browser name_of_the_browser_file.desktop

  2. Set Default for cli tools or Scripts

    Terminal tools or scripts that call the x-www-browser command

    Terminal window
    sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

    then it shows a list of Browsers to Choose from, enter the Serial number of the browser as shown in the list

  3. Set default for Antix Specific things

    Icons like the Web Browser Icon that opens Deafult Web browser based on Antix’s Configurations

    Terminal window
    desktop-defaults-set browser name_of_the_browser_file.desktop