On 16.04.2019 2:05, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/15/2019 01:14 PM, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: >> On 15.04.2019 18:09, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> Somehow I had messed up preferred application to open a file. >>> I fixed by selecting a file of appropriate type, selecting >>> Properties, and setting preferred application. >>> >>> That solved almost all my problems. >>> >>> The only exception is when using Synaptic. >>> When I click on "Visit Homepage" it insists on using Firefox :< >>> It used to open properly with my preferred browser SeaMonkey. >>> All other HTML open correctly with SeaMonkey. >>> >>> Is another place I need to set preferences? >>> TIA >> You can check what is set as default in "update-alternatives" configs >> for browsers available in your system: >> $ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser >> and >> $ sudo update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser > > > I avoid "sudo" [with prejudice] > > I did >> richard@fromdell:~$ su >> Password: root@fromdell:/home/richard# update-alternatives --config >> x-www-browser >> There is only one alternative in link group x-www-browser (providing >> /usr/bin/x-www-browser): /usr/bin/firefox-esr >> Nothing to configure. >> root@fromdell:/home/richard# root@fromdell:/home/richard# >> root@fromdell:/home/richard# update-alternatives --config >> gnome-www-browser >> There is only one alternative in link group gnome-www-browser >> (providing /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser): /usr/bin/firefox-esr >> Nothing to configure. >> root@fromdell:/home/richard# > > That tells me "something" P.S but what? > Educate me -- What should I be reading? Here is the output from one of my systems: $ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser There are 3 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/x-www-browser). Selection Path Priority Status ------------------------------------------------------------ 0 /usr/bin/opera 120 auto mode * 1 /opt/firefox/firefox 100 manual mode 2 /usr/bin/firefox-esr 70 manual mode 3 /usr/bin/opera 120 manual mode Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
I have 3 browsers installed and I've chosen the default one (#1) manually. My web browser is set to "x-www-browser" in "Preferred Applications" applet (Xfce), so I can switch between default browsers on demand by setting it up in one place. Since you have to use Synaptic as root, it will launch "x-www-browser" (or "gnome-www-browser" depending on your DE) when you click on "Homepage" button. As you already discovered, your "x-www-browser" config has only one option, so Synaptic executes "firefox-esr". It looks like "SeaMonkey" browser doesn't provide "update-alternatives" config for itself on installation, which is probably a bug. You can add SeaMonkey config manually if you want, but you will have to track the changes after that. $ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser /your/path/to/seamonkey 100 -- With kindest regards, Alexander. ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
