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   Message 29,672 of 30,566   
   Felix to Alan K.   
   Re: Mint222   
   14 Nov 25 09:57:28   
   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   Alan K. wrote:   
   > On 11/13/25 9:47 AM, Edmund wrote:   
   >> On 11/13/25 15:35, Paul wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 11/13/2025 7:26 AM, Edmund wrote:   
   >>>> Mint222   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Fresh install and I see our cut&paste clowns who call themselves -   
   >>>> who know what - have managed to bring back a lot of 20+ years old   
   >>>> bugs.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Default webbrowser selection does exactly nothing.   
   >>>> Web browsers cannot save a webpages anymore   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Can't wait to see what more bugs can brought back in the next release   
   >>>   
   >>> Do you mean, like this ?   
   >>>   
   >>>      [Picture]   
   >>>   
   >>> https://i.postimg.cc/X7sM0CC4/preferred-applications-lm222.gif   
   >>>   
   >>>     Paul   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> Yes   
   >>   
   > You know, you're right.  I've been on 222 for quite some time.   I   
   > just changed mine to chrome and clicked an html file and it still   
   > launched firefox.   
   > In order to make it open chrome, I have to right click and do 'other'   
   > and pick chrome and 'set as default' then launch.   
      
   I get this if I double click a html file ..   
   https://auslink.info/linux/open.png   
      
   > Poor way to get around it.   
   >   
   > I even edited a few config files once to force it that way. .desktop   
   > files someplace, probably /usr/share/applications.   
   >   
      
      
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