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[Solved] configuring a flatpak as Preferred App [Solved]
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:29 pm
by galaxysurfer
I installed the latest flatpak version of Librewolf & reallly am liking it so far. Is there any way to make it the default browser? So far I haven't been able to adjust to settings to make it work. Is it possible?
I used sudo update-alternatives --install x-www-browser /usr/local/bin/flatpak run --branch=master --arch=x86_64 --command=librewolf --file-forwarding io.gitlab.librewolf-community @@u %u @@ as my starting point.
Re: configuring a flatpak as Preferred App
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:17 pm
by galaxysurfer
For those that are seeking a solution for this with Librewolf flatpak or other browsers installed this way for that matter ...
Here is what I altered in settings to configure this
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sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser /var/lib/flatpak/app/io.gitlab.librewolf-community/x86_64/master/*xyz/export/bin/io.gitlab.librewolf-community 200
sudo update-alternatives --set x-www-browser /var/lib/flatpak/app/io.gitlab.librewolf-community/x86_64/master/*xyz/export/bin/io.gitlab.librewolf-community[/
*xyz will need to insert your actual linked export/bin/ location here
now check your settings in update-alternatives
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sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
to verify which browser is default. It will be the one with * beside it.
now go to Preferred Applications gui & point it at x-www-browser so librewolf will open ( or if you have multi profiles, the profile manager will open)