On 2025-02-12, Brad Rogers <b...@fineby.me.uk> wrote: > > On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:36:46 -0000 (UTC) > Greg <curtys...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Greg, > >>What exactly is he after? I was under the impression it was setting the >>default browser to Vivaldi. > > Yes, but as has been explained, there are multiple ways in which a > browser can be chosen. Some, most notably, circumventing system > preferences.
The OP installed Vivaldi and then Epiphany, and Epiphany became the default browser, which wasn't the OP's desire. I simply suggested that he inverse the procedure as a method to achieve his goal. AFAIK, no one has suggested a more efficient or effective solution. > Here, some programs pull up something other than what I would prefer(1). > I can't be bothered to track it all down, and removing browsers may not > be an option because, as we know, many web sites are so poorly written > that they only work in a small subset of the set "All Known Browsers". >:-(
