Gnome and defaults apps

[enether]

Hello,

I've got a problem with default applications after last GNOME-related updates. The problem is: icecat was my default web browser for centuries, and now, after update, even with icecat SET as default web browser my SL runs opera.

I tried to change it via menu, via gconf-editor, I even tried exporting BROWSER variable. Nothing works.
SL 5.5 x86_64, xorg 1.9.4, ati-drivers 11.2, kernel 2.6.37, gnome-desktop 2.32.1

[Skull Fire]

i find that many times the last installed app becomes the default. maybe try reinstalling icecat and see if it moves up to default.

do you use opera at all ? maybe uninstall it.

edit* does opera's menu list it as default ?

[batvink]

Go to System->Preferences->Preferred Applications->Browser, choose Custom and type the command icecat %s.

or,

Select "Tools | Options" from the main menu in icecat.

Change to the "General" tab/section.

Click the "Set Default Browser" button.

Click "OK".

Close al icecat windows

[enether]

I did it before guys, it does not work.

I'm not using opera, but i need it 'cause my sister is using this computer too and she hates mozilla-based browsers.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Open a Terminal window and enter the following commands under your user account:

These two commands will tell you the default browser configured for GNOME:

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gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http
gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https

If they confirm that Opera is the default browser, do the following:

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gconftool-2 --set --type=string /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command 'icecat %s'
gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/need-terminal false
gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/enabled true
gconftool-2 --set --type=string /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/command 'icecat %s'
gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/need-terminal false
gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/enabled true

[enether]

Results of gconftool-2:

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(enether@ragnarok ~) % gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http
 command = icecat %s
 needs_terminal = false
 enabled = true
(enether@ragnarok ~) % gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https
 command = icecat %s
 needs_terminal = false
 enabled = true


It looks like a GNOME bug, i'll search for it one more time.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Try the following:

Open a Terminal.

Enter the command gconf-editor

Expand desktop/gnome/applications/browser

What is the value of the exec key?

Then expand desktop/gnome/url-handlers and click on each entry in turn (aim, callto, chrome, etc.) to see what is the value of the command key. Do any contain opera as the command?

Also, what is returned when you enter the following command?

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xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/http

[enether]

The value of exec key is "icecat". [ofc without quotation marks]

desktop/gnome/url-handlers don't contain any opera values.

and xdg-mime command returns nothing.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Please try the following:

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$ mkdir -p /home/enether/.local/share/applications
$ echo "x-scheme-handler/http=icecat.desktop" > /home/enether/.local/share/applications/defaults.list
$ echo "x-scheme-handler/https=icecat.desktop" >> /home/enether/.local/share/applications/defaults.list
$ xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/http

(Notice the first echo command has one ">" and the second has ">>".)

I don't have icecat installed so I don't know whether "icecat.desktop" is the actual name of the .desktop file for the browser, so please modify it if it is different.

Then try to see if IceCat becomes the default browser. If that doesn't work, do the following and then try again:

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$ su
Password:
# cp /home/enether/.local/share/applications/defaults.list /etc/gnome/defaults.list
# exit
$

[enether]

I tried both of this, icecat.desktop was actually called icecat-3.6.desktop, but it still doesn't work.

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(enether@ragnarok ~) % xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/http
icecat-3.6.desktop


I loged out and in again, but still nothing.

Well, i think I'll just wait and watch GNOME bugs looking for similiar problem. It's kinda annoying, but harmless.

Thanks for help Fitzcarraldo, batvink and Skull Fire