Firefox Trunk as default browser in auto mode

[arky]

How do I make the firefox-trunk as the default browser in auto mode. When I click a link in xchat, the link opens with chromium-browser. Here is my x-www-browser setting.



sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
There are 2 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/x-www-browser).

Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 manual mode
* 2 /usr/bin/firefox-trunk 40 manual mode

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

[Krytarik]

Wanna know how it looks in my case, while all links from every apps are opened in Firefox? Here it is :p :

There are 2 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/x-www-browser).

Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/firefox 40 manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice
, or type selection number:
So, it doesn't seem to be of real importance what is set there. More important is what is set in "Preferred Applications", for a start.

[arky]

The correct file to edit is mimeinfo.cache. However the chromium replaces the default browser quite often (will file a bug).


sudo nano /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache

#Before

x-scheme-handler/http=chromium-browser.desktop;firefox-trunk.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=chromium-browser.desktop;firefox-trunk.desktop;

#After
x-scheme-handler/http=firefox-trunk.desktop;chromium-browser.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=firefox-trunk.desktop;chromium-browser;