[ubuntu-uk] Having problems with making Firefox 3.5 default

[John Matthews]

Daniel Drummond wrote:
> Jonathon Fernyhough wrote:
>   
>> 2009/9/16 John Matthews <jakewc2 at sky.com>:
>>   
>>     
>>> I want to make my Firefox 3.5 my default browser. I have looked in the
>>> System>Preferences>Prefered Applications and it only shows the older
>>> version of Firefox.
>>>
>>> I unticked the make Firefox Default button in the old version, and then
>>> opened the new version and ticked the box, but nothing has happened. I
>>> closed FF down, and then reopened it, and its still not opening FF 3.5
>>> when clicking on links in e-mails, it opens the old version.
>>>
>>> How can I make FF 3.5 my default.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> John.
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>> Two suggestions would be to either remove firefox3 or to use the
>> custom option in Preferred Applications to specify firefox3.5.
>>
>> (Are there any other xdg-defaults settings?)
>>
>>   
>>     
> This was brought up in an earlier thread, (by yourself IIRC).  My 
> solution was:
>
> open a terminal and type the following commands
>
> $ cd /usr/bin
> $ ls -l firefox
>
> you should see that the firefox file is a link to firefox-3.0
>
> then type
>
> $ sudo rm firefox
>
> to remove the old link, and then
>
> $ sudo ln -s firefox-3.5 firefox
>
> to create a new link to firefox 3.5.  When apps want to run firefox, 
> they run /usr/bin/firefox, which then links to the version you want.
>
> Dan
>
>
>   
Hi Dan,

thank you for the commands, I got all the way to the last command, 
adding the 3.5 in, and it says command refused. I think its because my 
FF3.5 says shiretoko on it.

John