Re: How can I choose an arbitrary executable or `*.desktop` file for specifying the default web browser?

[Wolfgang Jeltsch <wolfgang-it jeltsch info>]

Hi, Ondrej!

Thanks for your answer.

However, I had already tried this solution before, and it hadn’t worked.

All the best,
Wolfgang

Am Montag, den 04.03.2019, 09:56 +0100 schrieb Ondrej Holy:
> Hi Wolfgang,
>
> you have to create .desktop file for your executable and put in
> respective location e.g. ~/.local/share/applications/. Also, the
> desktop file needs to have "x-scheme-handler/http" in "MimeType" at
> least.
>
> Regards
>
> Ondrej
>
> ne 3. 3. 2019 v 11:36 odesílatel Wolfgang Jeltsch
> <wolfgang-it jeltsch info> napsal:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I’m using Ubuntu GNOME 16.04, which contains GNOME 3.18.
> >
> > The GNOME Control Center allows me to select a web browser under
> > Details » Default Applications. However, the only choices it offers
> > are browsers I’ve installed via Ubuntu’s package manager. How can I
> > specify an arbitrary executable or `*.desktop` file to be used
> > whenever a GNOME application wants to start a web browser?
> >
> > All the best,
> > Wolfgang