From: Aioanei Rares on
On 04/15/2010 04:28 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote:
> Aioanei Rares wrote:
>
>> On 04/15/2010 04:17 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote:
>> You're using Gnome, right? Check system->preferences->preferred
>> applications (or something)
>>
>>
>>
> Yep. And that is what I wanted to mention in my OP: `Iceweasel' is set
> as `Web Browser' and `Icedove' is set as `Mail Reader.'
>
>
[as root] update-alternatives --config x-www-browser and choose iceweasel.


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From: Merciadri Luca on
Aioanei Rares wrote:
> On 04/15/2010 04:28 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote:
> [as root] update-alternatives --config x-www-browser and choose
> iceweasel.
>
>
Problem solved. Sorry for the trivial question, I had forgotten about
this command. Shouldn't `Preferred applications' be linked to the result
of update-alternatives?

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From: Aioanei Rares on
On 04/15/2010 04:50 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote:
> Aioanei Rares wrote:
>
>> On 04/15/2010 04:28 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote:
>> [as root] update-alternatives --config x-www-browser and choose
>> iceweasel.
>>
>>
>>
> Problem solved. Sorry for the trivial question, I had forgotten about
> this command. Shouldn't `Preferred applications' be linked to the result
> of update-alternatives?
>
>
Preferred applications are restricted to Gnome, while alternatives are
system-wide.


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From: Merciadri Luca on
Aioanei Rares wrote:
> On 04/15/2010 04:50 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote:
> Preferred applications are restricted to Gnome, while alternatives are
> system-wide.
>
>
Thanks for this precision.

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From: Charles Kroeger on
On my system, sid, this command wouldn't work:

>$ update-alternatives --display x-www-browser

this command will:

$ update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

why is that?

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