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[Ed Greshko]

On 05/28/15 19:06, Tim wrote:
> Ed Greshko:
>>> xdg-settings get default-web-browser
> Kevin Cummings:
>> For me it returns: "xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment"
>>
>> B^)  I run MATE desktops.
> Likewise, on both counts.  While I don't use Thunderbird, other things
> do open the right web browser (for my personally set preference).  And
> for further information, just following up on something later on in the
> thread:
>
> [tim at fluffy ~]$ xdg-settings get default-web-browser
> xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment
>
> [tim at fluffy ~]$ xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler
> xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment
>
> [tim at fluffy ~]$ xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler 
> xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment
>
I installed MATE on my KDE system and indeed it doesn't fully support the xdg environment.  Notice the difference in the environment variables set...

KDE

XDG_VTNR=1
XDG_SESSION_ID=5
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=kf5-
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session7
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=KDE
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/kde-settings/kde-profile/default/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1029
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=KDE

MATE

XDG_VTNR=1
XDG_SESSION_ID=4
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session5
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1029
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=

Setting the blank DESKTOP variable to KDE will change the behavior of the commands.

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