On Monday 11 January 2016 13:10:47 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 11 January 2016 17:42:05 Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Monday 11 January 2016 09:55:52 Lisi Reisz wrote: > > > On Monday 11 January 2016 13:29:28 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > I just ran iceweasel to check, it /thinks/ its the default! �But > > > > in /etc/alternatives www-browser -> lynx > > > > and x-www-browser -> vivaldi > > > > > > > > And, there is no reference to iceweasel anyplace in > > > > /etc/alternatives... > > > > > > I can vouch that once you have made the mistake of setting > > > Iceweasel as default browser you can't undo it. See below: > > > > > > "The way to 'undo' Firefox being the default browser is always to > > > set another browser as the default browser." > > > > > > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/980646 > > > > > > But that only works if the browser you want to choose allows it! > > > Chrome says it doesn't and Konqueror seems not to. > > > > > > But in practice, the fact that Iceweasel now thinks that it is my > > > default browser (I set it to default to find out for Gene's > > > benefit how to unset it) doesn't seem to have much effect. If it > > > does start to have an effect, I shall uninstall it, its conf. > > > files, its hidden files etc. and reinstall it. I can only advise > > > you to do the same, Gene - and next time I want to try something > > > out for a similar reason I shan't risk doing it on my desktop > > > machine. I couldn't believe that "Set as Default" couldn't just > > > be _undone_ if one wanted!!! So I set it as default in order to > > > unset it - and am stuck. > > > > > > So, Gene: Uninstall Iceweasel. Nuke Mozilla and Iceweasel from > > > your machine, every last scrap. And if you have a reason why you > > > really want Iceweasel, reinstall it *from* *the* *repositories*. > > > > > > Lisi > > > > I looked at that, but it takes a lot of stuff with it. And I'm not > > 110% sure it would put them back on a reinstall. > > Don't let it. Or reinstall them afterwards yourself - keep a list. > Who is master? You or Iceweasel?? ;-) > > But is it actually doing any harm now? > > Lisi > I'd guess that on average, I can see about 1/2 the news videos. But its always the side show interesting ones it won't show me. :( Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>