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Offline shane2peru

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Chromium default browser
« on: June 02, 2011, 09:42:10 PM »
Ok, I'm running KDE, and everything is updated.  I keep trying to set Chromium as my default browser, and every time I open it it asks me if I want to make it the default browser.  I have set it in the Preferences inside of Chromium, and I have set it in the KDE Configure Your Desktop under default apps.  I found these two threads that had similar issues, but no real positive on how to fix it:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,80274.0.html
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,88052.0.html
The second one describes my problem to a 'T' and I was going to just tag on that thread, but the forums recommend I start a new thread because that one was old?  Well, hopefully it is ok that I started a new thread.  Any further thoughts on this would be appreciated.  Thanks!

Shane
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Offline djohnston

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Re: Chromium default browser
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2011, 10:17:18 PM »
I don't really know the answer, but here's a thought. Do you also have Firefox or another browser installed that was previously tagged as the default browser? If so, maybe unmarking the old one will help.
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Re: Chromium default browser
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2011, 10:52:08 PM »
If you are using the KDE desktop it is set in the configure your desktop -> Workspace Appearance -> Default Applications.


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Offline shane2peru

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Re: Chromium default browser
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2011, 06:17:37 AM »
I already set it in the KDE configure your desktop -> Workspace Appearance -> Default Applications  and it still comes up as though it isn't default.  I don't really know that it isn't other than it says every time that I open it that it wants to be set as default.  Thunderbird links don't open at all, but that is for another thread and a minor issue (just haven't had time to tackle that yet). 

Ok, I just tested it, I put a link down in a note, and the clicked it and it opens in Chromium, the odd thing is that Chromium thinks it isn't the default app.   Very odd?  When I go to preferences in Chromium it says it isn't set as default.  Is this a Chromium bug?

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Re: Chromium default browser
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2011, 06:23:06 AM »
Did you try what djohnston advised?
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Re: Chromium default browser
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2011, 07:02:17 AM »
I didn't really understand that.  I'm not sure how to unmark the other as default.  Can you explain?  Much appreciated! 

Shane
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Offline aherkey

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Re: Chromium default browser
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2011, 10:33:49 AM »
The chromium-browser requires updated xdg-settings and xdg-mime scripts to be able to set the default browser.

Texstar - I can upload the updated files if you need them.

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