On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 08:56:47 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote: > On 13/02/2025 01:26, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > Now Debian has*two* completely separate > > ways to specify a default application for a role. > > I believed there are at least 4 ways (besides settings specific to > particular applications) > - *browser alternatives > - BROWSER environment > - mailcap for text/html > - XDG configuration
Yes, but mailcap and XDG aren't Debian specific. Alternatives and the $BROWSER variable (which is what the sensible-browser shell script uses) are Debian specific. For Debian to introduce *two* such things really surprised me. Maybe I shouldn't be shocked, though. Debian developers are multiple herds worth of cats.
