On Monday 11 January 2016 13:16:41 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.
> >
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett
>
> Or use another browser.
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/WebBrowsers
>
> It doesn't do any harm Iceweasel thinking it is default if nothing
> else agrees and the system is not using it as default.  But that is a
> nasty trick, refusing to be unset like that.  Worthy of M$ and Apple. 
> Unworthy of an Open source program.
>
> Lisi
>
At the target range, thats a 200-10x statement. :)  OTOH, I am not so 
sure the mozilla people haven't succumbed to the dark side at times.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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