I'm trying to set up Conkeror as my default browser. However, in the Preferred Applications menu, this is not an option, nor do I see a method of inputting a custom setting/command.
Does anyone know a way round this?
[Edit: I've tried (1) using sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser as well as using gconf-editor to edit /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http, /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https, /desktop/gnome/applications/browser/exec. Neither of these seems to work. ]
sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
Result shoud be:
There are 3 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/x-www-browser). Selection Path Priority Status ------------------------------------------------------------ * 0 /usr/bin/xlinks2 69 auto mode 1 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 manual mode 2 /usr/bin/firefox 40 manual mode 3 /usr/bin/xlinks2 69 manual mode Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
But you will have conkeror too.
Result after choosing 1:
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/chromium-browser to provide /usr/bin/x-www-browser (x-www-browser) in manual mode.
Since I have the same problem and no one mentioned it, I am going to mention setting:
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser gnome-www-browser conkeror
That is what is used by /usr/bin/sensible-browser, the default in:
/desktop/gnome/url_handlers/http
/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https
/desktop/gnome/applications/browser/exec
Conkeror still doesn't show up in the default applications dialog though.
EDIT: Solved it with this .desktop file:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon=conkeror.png
Name=Conkeror
Comment=Emacs like Web Browser
GenericName=Web Browser
Exec=conkeror.sh %u
Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser;
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;
From here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/708382/comments/4
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/708382
MimeType line at first, starting with the x-scheme-hander stuff: that was the crucial addition in my case. (Ubuntu 12.10, using openbox as the WM.)
– jon
Jan 23 '13 at 21:07
On my 10.10, there are a number of gnome configuration key called
/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http
/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https
/desktop/gnome/applications/browser/exec
which you can change to a point to a different browser. Use gconf-editor to make the changes. I can't say if the same applies to 11.04. What you could try is to search for "firefox" (or whatever is set as your default browser), again in gconf-editor, and change all the relevant entries.
conkeror in particular to be set as default. I'm not sure why. (I can set it (e.g. conkeror %u) but it just uses another browser instead).)
– emacsomancer
May 29 '11 at 21:07
Can you set it in Konqueror? In Google Chrome for example, you can pick to have it as the default web-browser, after which the Dash is automatically updated to reflect this.
Click the off button very right on the panel. The dropdown menu shows system setting, open it and navigate to personal, preferred application.
conkerorwas already set as default. It isn't, however, what shows up in the Dash as the preferred browser. And whatever browser shows up in the Dash as the preferred browser is actually what the system seems to end up using as the preferred browser... – emacsomancer May 29 '11 at 19:27