10.04.4 LTS: Cannnot select chromium-browser as default browser in preferred applications

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 26 April 2014 08:44:02 Peter Smout did opine:

> On 26/04/14 09:11, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Saturday 26 April 2014 04:08:40 Nils Kassube did opine:
> >> Gene Heskett wrote:
> >>> I suspect I may have a perms problem, so where does the file the
> >>> prefered applications requester located on 10.04.4 LTS?
> >> 
> >> Run the command
> >> 
> >> sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
> >> 
> >> in a terminal. But I'm not sure if that works for all applications.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Nils
> > 
> > Apparently not for a link clicked on in kmail.  Is there any other
> > way?
> > 
> > Thanks Nils.
> > 
> > Cheers, Gene
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Working from memory (it's been a while since I used Kmail) but I seem to
> remember there being a setting in the preferences of Kmail to change the
> browser.
> 
KMail-1.13.5 hasn't grown that yet. :(

> Hope you find it
> 
> Pete S


Cheers, Gene
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