> Interesting, what does echo $"-browser" return? What does echo > "$-BROWSER" return?
jindam@localhost:~$ -BROWSER -bash: -BROWSER: command not found regards, jindam, vani toots: @[email protected] others: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jindam_vani > I'm on a system other than debian now otherwise I'd have answers for you > on both counts. > > Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in > defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > > . > > On Wed, 28 Sep 2022, jindam, vani wrote: > > > > > September 28, 2022 at 12:22 PM, "Jude DaShiell" wrote: > > > > It may be necessary to disable SENSIBLE-BROWSER. echo $SENSIBLE-BROWSER > > to see if it's loaded. > > $ echo $SENSIBLE-BROWSER > > it shows "-BROWSER" > > > > $SENSIBLE-BROWSER > > launches lynx in terminal > > > > regards, > > jindam, vani > > > > toots: @[email protected] > > others: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jindam_vani > > > > Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in > > defense of liberty: > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > > > > . > > > > On Wed, 28 Sep 2022, jindam, vani wrote: > > > > > > > > A line like: > > > export BROWSER=lynx > > > in /etc/profile may help. > > > > > > i have updated ~/.profile, but it is not working > > > > > > You don't indicate your desktop, which may be significant. > > > i am trying to use debian with least > > > packages. i dont have any desktop > > > environment. i have installed base system > > > + mc, default-jre, openbox, palemoon, lynx. > > > > > > my cli: > > > jindam@localhost:~$ ls /etc/alternatives/*www*browser* > > > /etc/alternatives/gnome-www-browser > > > /etc/alternatives/www-browser > > > /etc/alternatives/www-browser.1.gz > > > /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser > > > jindam@localhost:~$ ls -al /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 jindam jindam 13 Sep 27 20:07 /etc/alternatives/x-ww > > > w-browser -> /usr/bin/lynx > > > jindam@localhost:~$ ls -al /etc/alternatives/gnome-www-browser > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 jindam jindam 17 Sep 27 19:13 /etc/alternatives/gnom > > > e-www-browser -> /usr/bin/palemoon > > > jindam@localhost:~$ ls -al $(which sensible-browser ) > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 jindam jindam 1230 Jan 13 2021 /usr/bin/sensible-br > > > owser > > > > > > regards, > > > jindam, vani > > > > > > toots: @[email protected] > > > others: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jindam_vani > > > > > >
