Choose default browser in Kubuntu
This page was last updated on July 18, 2009.
Use the GUI
- Open the Kmenu.
- Choose Run Command…
- Type kcontrol into the text box.
- Left-click on KDE Components in the left panel.
- Left-click on Default Applications in the left panel.
- Left-click the in the following browser: radio button in the right pane.
- Use the … button to choose the default browser from among your applications.
- Left-click the Apply button on the bottom right corner of the window.
- Close the KDE Control Center.
Use the console
- Type this command in a terminal window:
- Choose a browser.
sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
Obligatory Happy Ending
And they all lived happily ever after. The end.
Hey, I ran that command to make Swiftfox default. Now when I hit the key combination to open the browser, Swiftfox opens showing my home directory with all the files.
Anyway, thanks, I really like your blog.
Comment by MK — September 27, 2009 @ 12:20 pm
As long as you don’t mind it showing your home directory with all your files, I’m happy to hear it’s working for you. Thanks for the kind words, and let me know if there’s a topic you’d like me to cover. (:
Comment by mostlylinux — September 28, 2009 @ 2:18 am