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#1 2011-11-11 14:13:58

hugepopeye
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Registered: 2011-01-22
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how to make chromium my default browser?

Just installed chromium browser, but when I clicked *.html file, the firefox was called as my default browser.
Is there anyway that I can set chromium my default? Thanks.

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#2 2011-11-11 14:20:47

pablokal
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

Right click the html file in your file  manager; choose properties and select chromium at Open with...

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#3 2011-11-11 14:25:18

hugepopeye
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

Thanks for your hints. But that would make it default for the specific html file instead of all associated files.
This is my two cents, any suggestions? Thanks.

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#4 2011-11-11 14:34:56

pablokal
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

Ok, another way
go in chromium to: chrome://settings/browser
And click on "make chromium my default browser" button.

Getting your questions answered here at ArchBang Forums
Please! Always give hardware info, if there is a chance that 's relevant: #lspci -vnn
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#5 2011-11-11 14:41:30

Mr Green
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Registered: 2010-11-07
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

Maybe remove firefox?

.:Armchair Linux Blog:. Minirc Rocks!!!

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#6 2011-11-11 15:08:19

oliver
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Registered: 2010-11-04
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

if you're using the latest AB, there is an entry in ~/.xinitrc that sets the BROWSER variable to firefox-aurora

Modifying that (and logging out/in) should fix it for apps that honour $BROWSER when displaying html

You can verify with

$ env | grep BROWSER

Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well. To what do I owe the extreme pleasure of this surprising visit?

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#7 2011-11-11 16:45:25

Mr Green
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

That is a good find smile

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#8 2011-11-11 17:14:19

pablokal
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

~/.xinitrc that sets the BROWSER variable to firefox-aurora

These are the things you miss by not installing AB each month....

Getting your questions answered here at ArchBang Forums
Please! Always give hardware info, if there is a chance that 's relevant: #lspci -vnn
Quote: What I have learnt from Linux is to minimize dependencies and functionalities for greater independence.
On Arch(bang) and Openbox: http://stillstup.blogspot.com/

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#9 2011-11-11 20:34:37

oliver
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

Mr Green wrote:

That is a good find smile

just like a blind squirrel :-)

Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well. To what do I owe the extreme pleasure of this surprising visit?

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#10 2011-11-12 01:33:46

Mr Green
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

pablokal wrote:

~/.xinitrc that sets the BROWSER variable to firefox-aurora

These are the things you miss by not installing AB each month....

I do install AB every month just do not look in .xinitrc ... 

#!/bin/bash
export BROWSER=firefox-aurora
export DE=xfce
exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch openbox-session

The DE one bothers me smile

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#11 2011-11-12 02:30:53

ArchVortex
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From: Jakarta, Indonesia
Registered: 2011-04-01
Posts: 1,449

Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

Mr Green wrote:

The DE one bothers me smile

Me too! Change it to this if you want tongue

export DE=lxde

or

export DE=bumtu

lol

GUI's?? We don't need no stinkin' GUI's!!!

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#12 2011-11-12 02:39:28

Mr Green
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Registered: 2010-11-07
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

Sounds like a plan smile

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#13 2011-11-20 22:13:56

scjet
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From: Windsor, Canada
Registered: 2010-12-01
Posts: 749

Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

I had a problem with "Super + r" bringing up the DOC.html only in firefox-aurora too.
so I changed the 2 occurence's of "firefox-aurora" in ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml  to "chromium" and that solved that problem also.

btw, I tried "export DE=bumtu" as suggested by you guys above,
but all I got was this horrible brown wallpaper that looked like the wrinkled ass of an elephant ?
strange eh ?
roll
wink

Last edited by scjet (2011-11-22 09:14:41)

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#14 2012-06-06 09:36:00

pe7er
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From: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Registered: 2012-05-30
Posts: 9
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Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

pablokal wrote:

go in chromium to: chrome://settings/browser
And click on "make chromium my default browser" button.

Unfortunately this method isn't working in my Chromium (Version 19.0.1084.52 (0)),
it says "Chromium cannot determine or set the default browser."

oliver wrote:

if you're using the latest AB, there is an entry in ~/.xinitrc that sets the BROWSER variable to firefox-aurora

Modifying that (and logging out/in) should fix it for apps that honour $BROWSER when displaying html

You can verify with

$ env | grep BROWSER

env | grep BROWSER states "BROWSER=chromium"
but clicking on a hyperlink in my Thunderbird email client still opens the link in FireFox, and not in Chromium.
Or is that something I have to configure in Thunderbird?


PS: if you also want to change the browser shortcut key: Super + W = Webbrowser start (see http://wiki.archbang.org/index.php?title=KeyBindings )
you've to change that in .conkyrc:
Preferences > OpenBox Config > key editor > command: chromium

Last edited by pe7er (2012-06-06 09:48:58)

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#15 2012-08-05 01:30:39

den80
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Registered: 2012-07-23
Posts: 5

Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

oliver wrote:

if you're using the latest AB, there is an entry in ~/.xinitrc that sets the BROWSER variable to firefox-aurora

Modifying that (and logging out/in) should fix it for apps that honour $BROWSER when displaying html

You can verify with

$ env | grep BROWSER

where is the ~/.xinitrc i cant find it.,

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#16 2012-08-05 01:49:39

mastis
ArchBanger
From: Finland
Registered: 2011-10-02
Posts: 126

Re: how to make chromium my default browser?

It's in the ~/.xinitrc also known as /home/your_username/.xinitrc. If you use pcmanfm or thunar, menu -> show hidden files and you see it.

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