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How to choose a new default browser for ubuntu 12.04

Asked by Julianloui

Currently I have Firefox and Google Chrome installed as my browsers in a Ubuntu 12.04 system. Firefox appears to be the default browser but I see both browsers' icons on the screen.

(1) How can I be sure that only one is enabled at a time?
(2) Where can I find them and pick one or the other as a current default browser?

Many websites advise the following path of action: but Ubuntu says that there's no Settings Manager!
System Settings --> Settings Manager --> Preferred applications

I am trying to fix a Juno webmail problem by updating my Juno e-mail version at www.juno.com. But Juno tells me that my Firefox browser (from Ubuntu 12.04) is blocking the action. I feel that only if I knew how to replace Firefox as my Ubuntu browser, I might be able to help myself a little in solving my Juno webmail problem.

Thank you all very much.

Julianloui

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Just to clarify, you want the Juno webmail to run via Chrome? Is this the issue?

Thanks

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Julianloui (julianloui) said : 		#2

Yes. But I don't see the Chrome icon at the moment. Thanks.

Another question:

How can i set up a root account? As of now I am the system's only user and administrator but I can't get into /root in oerder to set up a .bashrc alias file. I take it the password for /root differs from that of the Administrator.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

You don't need to "setup" the rpot accout. It is disabled for a tonne of reasons, mostly surrounding system security. There is a bashrc in the skel folder like on all Linux distributions. If you are still convinced (for whatever reason) that you want access to the /root folder, you can run:

sudo -i

You will become root but the shell settings from your user will carry over and the pwd will change to /root

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

If you make a desktop launcher, you can make it open Chrome immediately to the webmail page. You can even set an icon for it of the mail provider for prettiness :-)

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

Just have the launcher run:

google-chrome http://webmail.juno.com

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Julianloui (julianloui) said : 		#6

Thanks, Andrew. This command works in taking me to webmail.juno.com.