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I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 with Fluxbox.

Since I installed Chromium-browser, it has been set as the default system browser (don't know why, don't know when, maybe I clicked accept somewhere without paying attention). Now every web link I click (for example from Skype), Chromium will be opened instead of Firefox.

How can I make Firefox my system default browser?

I need to set this preference using the command line.

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From the terminal, use

sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

This will provide a list of installed browsers, similar to the following (which is mine):

There are two alternatives which provide `x-www-browser'.
Selection    Path                         Priority    Status
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* 1          /usr/bin/chromium-browser    40          auto mode
  2          /usr/bin/firefox             40          manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:

Just hit the selection number for the browser you want.

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  • And how can I change the default browser to "Chromium" always using bash, without getting its number first?
    – Mathias Lykkegaard Lorenzen
    Commented Jul 31, 2013 at 16:41
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    @MathiasLykkegaardLorenzen sudo update-alternatives --set x-www-browser /usr/bin/chromium-browser, there is also a command to list all alternatives in the form of --list name. Check out the manpage.
    – Winny
    Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 4:19
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    If the browser you want isn't in the list, you can do sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser /path/to/browser 200.
    – Donald Duck
    Commented Feb 24, 2021 at 12:30

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