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SNH
Asked: 2013-01-16 16:41:08 +0800 CST

Unable to set Google Chrome as default browser in Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]

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despite several attempts at making Google Chrome work as my default browser I simply cannot.

I've read countless threads on the internet, checked mimeapps.list and so on, tried about anything, from simple system configuration by going to settings and change as the default browser there, which, for some odd reason, won't allow me to set a default browser, to more advanced terminal scripting.

This is a clean install of Ubuntu 12.10 x64 bit updated to the latest version including kernels.

12.10

2 Answers

  1. When I tried, choosing the default browser from System Settings worked for me. Here is the procedure.

    • Go to System Setting > Details > Default Applications
    • Choose Google Chrome from the dropdown for Web

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    If this is not working, then uninstall your chrome. Install it using Ubuntu Tweak and Try the procedure above. Ubuntu Tweak is a must have application. To install Chrome using Ubuntu Tweak

    • First install Ubuntu Tweak from Ubuntu Software Center
    • Launch Ubuntu Tweak from Unity Dash
    • Go to Apps Tab, you will get list available apps as follows

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    • Click on Google Chrome Stable.

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    • Check the checkbox for "Google Chrome Official Source" and Click on Install

    When installation is over, launch chrome. At the first launch, it will ask if you want to set Chrome as default browser. You can choose Yes then otherwise you can set it from System Settings > Details > Default Applications > Web.

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  2. Best Answer

    As I already answered earlier on this question:

    There are a number of places an application might figure out which browser to launch and unfortunately there is no established standard. If the other answers don't work for you (as was the case for me with Skype) you could try:

    • the $BROWSER environment variable
    • /usr/bin/x-www-browser, which is configured via the alternatives mechanism: sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser (which is what Skype is launching it seems)
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