Problem with xdg-open

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Wed Mar 18 19:52:00 UTC 2009


Steven W. Orr wrote:

> My /etc/mailcap has this entry in it:
> 
> text/html; /usr/bin/xdg-open %s ; copiousoutput
> 
> But when I go to a link because of it, it ends up starting Konqueror. How
> do I tell xdg-open that this is *not* my preferred app and that I'd like
> it to use firefox instead?

The answer is, in whatever environment you're in, how to set the default
browser (ie, the default handler for text/html).

-- Rex




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