
I am running Debian/Testing with KDE and I mostly use firefox for web browsing. Somehow (ok, really because I fiddled with the config) it has become the default browser and I can't figure out how to change it back. This is annoying because In KDE you can choose "run command" from the start menu and enter "#commandname" to get a nicely formatted man page. On my system only konqueror understands this but currently it tries to start firefox which reports that it doesn't understand the man: protocol. update-alternatives says this: pixie:~# update-alternatives --display x-www-browser x-www-browser - status is auto. link currently points to /usr/bin/konqueror /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox - priority 70 slave x-www-browser.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/mozilla-firefox.1.gz /usr/bin/mozilla - priority 80 slave x-www-browser.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/mozilla.1.gz /usr/bin/konqueror - priority 100 Current `best' version is /usr/bin/konqueror. pixie:~# update-alternatives --list x-www-browser /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox /usr/bin/mozilla /usr/bin/konqueror pixie:/etc/alternatives# ls -l x-www-browser lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Apr 27 11:09 x-www-browser -> /usr/bin/konqueror Does anyone know where/how to reset this? Alternatively is there an easy way to just reset KDE to all have everything back to the default? Would it be unwise to delete or rename my .kde directory and have it recreate it? Glenn -- Glenn Ramsey <glenn(a)componic.co.nz> 07 8627077 http://www.componic.co.nz

On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 11:46:33AM +1200, Glenn Ramsey wrote:
pixie:~# update-alternatives --list x-www-browser /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox /usr/bin/mozilla /usr/bin/konqueror
pixie:/etc/alternatives# ls -l x-www-browser lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Apr 27 11:09 x-www-browser -> /usr/bin/konqueror
Does anyone know where/how to reset this?
update-alternatives --config x-www-browser Then choose. How nicely this plays with KDE I do not know. Cheers, James.

James Clark wrote:
On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 11:46:33AM +1200, Glenn Ramsey wrote:
pixie:~# update-alternatives --list x-www-browser /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox /usr/bin/mozilla /usr/bin/konqueror
pixie:/etc/alternatives# ls -l x-www-browser lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Apr 27 11:09 x-www-browser -> /usr/bin/konqueror
Does anyone know where/how to reset this?
update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
Then choose.
How nicely this plays with KDE I do not know.
Thanks. I had done that and selected konqueror. I thought that's what the output from update-alternatives --display that I posted was indicating? g -- Glenn Ramsey <glenn(a)componic.co.nz> 07 8627077 http://www.componic.co.nz

Glenn Ramsey wrote:
I am running Debian/Testing with KDE and I mostly use firefox for web browsing. Somehow (ok, really because I fiddled with the config) it has become the default browser and I can't figure out how to change it back.
Does anyone know where/how to reset this?
See http://www.wlug.org.nz/KDENotes Craig.

Craig Box wrote:
Glenn Ramsey wrote:
I am running Debian/Testing with KDE and I mostly use firefox for web browsing. Somehow (ok, really because I fiddled with the config) it has become the default browser and I can't figure out how to change it back.
Does anyone know where/how to reset this?
Thanks, but I didn't have the file mentioned in the notes. Also I have had the same experience re googling for KDE help as mentioned on that page - it's hard to find anything useful. Maybe all the useful stuff is in German? I renamed my .kde dir and started again, which has put it back the way I wanted it but I'm still none the wiser about what specifically went wrong. g -- Glenn Ramsey <glenn(a)componic.co.nz> 07 8627077 http://www.componic.co.nz
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