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   Message 29,676 of 30,566   
   Felix to Edmund   
   Re: Mint222   
   15 Nov 25 00:07:33   
   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   Edmund wrote:   
   > On 11/13/25 22:46, Paul wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 11/13/2025 1:43 PM, Edmund wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> Don't explain it away   
   >>> It's very annoying.   
   >>   
   >> Edmund, what I provided you with, is a "success case".   
   >>   
   >> Now, study it with whatever browser you are trying   
   >> to get registered, and see what aspect of the   
   >> browser package was not prepared properly by its source.   
   >>   
   >> Not everything in the Mint tree is "manufactured by Clem".   
   >> Some items come in, under contract. Raising a bug, means   
   >> the bug gets routed to the outfit making the package.   
   >>   
   >> This is why I tested the "not worth using" browsers first.   
   >> To discover whether any of them work, then, if one is   
   >> found that works, figure out WHY it worked, and WHY   
   >> your non-working one doesn't have the same files.   
   >>   
   >>     Paul   
   >   
   > Well if it works on some systems with some browsers, the problem is   
   > even worse.   
   > It seems! there are several ways to make a browser default and no   
   > matter what way is used, - setting default browser in the menu is most   
   > obvious-   
   > it should result in setting the default browser but it does not!   
   > A workaround is opening a HTML file and select the browser you want.   
   >   
   > Not being able to simply save a webpage anymore is more annoying.   
   > I know I saved webpages before without a problem.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
   I'm running LM 22.2 and Firefox, Brave, and Chromium can all save   
   webpages. (I'm using flatpak FF not system FF)   
      
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   Linux Mint 22.2   
      
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