I'm on Linux Mint Olivia. I just installed Lynx.
How do I set Lynx as my browser, so when I open links from the terminal, they open in that terminal with Lynx?
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2 Answers
First make .desktop application for lynx:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Lynx
Exec=gnome-terminal -e 'lynx %u'
And save it to application directory e.g /usr/share/applications/ naming like lynx.desktop and give it execution permission (chmod +x /usr/share/applications/lynx.desktop).
Then set it as default web browser by using:
xdg-settings set default-web-browser lynx.desktop
Now try to Open link and it will be open with lynx in the terminal.
Note: lynx is command-line web-browser and hence it needs terminal so-that I've used gnome-terminal in my example Exec command. Your terminal application may be different. This works for me with my current system.
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1Linux Mint Olivia is derived from Debian; using
x-terminal-emulatoris the way to go, rather than hard-code specific terminal names.Thomas Dickey– Thomas Dickey2016-01-23 13:34:54 +00:00Commented Jan 23, 2016 at 13:34 -
if you add
--tabaftergnome-terminalit gets added to existing terminal windowsKiara Grouwstra– Kiara Grouwstra2022-08-23 13:54:11 +00:00Commented Aug 23, 2022 at 13:54
Since I'm not using GNOME, I used the following for the .desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Lynx
Exec=lynx %u
Terminal=true
Categories=Network;
Icon=/usr/share/applications/lynx.jpg
Changes include:
- Use the default terminal
- Added to category (try looking under "Internet")
- Added icon (included here)
lynx http://www.mypage.com.xdg-settings set default-web-browser lynxsudo update-alternatives --set x-www-browser "$(which linx)".desktopapplication toxdg-settings