how to make gnu linux debian 13 mate /usr/bin/fox the default browser (without apt install firefox-esr)
vim /usr/share/applications/fox.desktop [Desktop Entry] Name=Fox Exec=/usr/bin/fox %u Type=Application Terminal=false MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https; xdg-settings set default-web-browser fox.desktop xdg-mime default fox.desktop x-scheme-handler/http xdg-settings set default-web-browser fox.desktop xdg-mime default fox.desktop x-scheme-handler/http xdg-mime default fox.desktop x-scheme-handler/https xdg-mime default fox.desktop text/html cat ~/.config/mimeapps.list|grep fox # now try to click a link in a mail in thunderbird it should open it wit /usr/bin/fox
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