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How to set Default Browser on Ubuntu from command line?

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Mar 15, 202611765 views

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I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 with Fluxbox. Since I installed Chromium-browser, it has been set as the default system browser (don't know why, don't know when, maybe I clicked accept somewhere without paying attention). Now every web link I click (for example from Skype), Chromium will be opened instead o…

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From the terminal, use This will provide a list of installed browsers, similar to the following (which is mine): Just hit the selection number for the browser you want.

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