proposal: switch default browser on plasma spin to firefox

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Mon Aug 10 16:58:48 UTC 2015


Gerald B. Cox wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Rex Dieter
> <rdieter at math.unl.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Specifically (as quoted above, as primary and secondary proposals):
>>
>> * install firefox and set it as the default browser (and handler of
>> related mimetypes, e.g. text/html, x-scheme-handler/http, etc..)
>> * keep konqueror installed as a secondary browser
>>
> 
> I'm a little unclear about this... exactly how is this planned to be
> accomplished.  Does this mean Firefox will
> now be installed for all KDE users - or is this only going to impact
> people
> who use the Live CD? 

Live CD.

> Is everyone going to have to live with Firefox even if they don't want it?

No.  firefox will be preferred only if installed.  If not, the fallback will 
be konqueror.

-- rex



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