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[shelleyfrank <794720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have discovered that the cause of this behaviour is a file conflict
betweentwo seperate defaults.list files. In Mint 17 XFCE my
/usr/share/applications/defaults.list and  /etc/gnome/defaults.list
point to a different web browser. My
/usr/share/applications/defaults.list has the entries "x-scheme-
handler/http=opera-browser.desktop" and "x-scheme-handler/https=opera-
browser.desktop" while /etc/gnome/defaults.list has the entries "x
-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop" and "x-scheme-
handler/https=firefox.desktop". I have Opera set as my preferred
application, and that is the browser which opens when exo-open --launch
WebBrowser %u is called in the terminal. The applications that open the
firefox browser must be reading their instructions from
/etc/gnome/defaults.list. When the x-scheme-handler is changed to be
opera-browser these applications launch opera in stead of firefox.

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Title:
  xubuntu desktop fails to respect "preferred applications"

Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: xfwm4

  On my wife's desktop, the preferred web-browser is  set, via "Settings
  Manager", to chromium-browser.  However, if she clicks a web link
  received by email (thunderbird), firefox is always launched.  Also,
  clicking the generic "Web Browser" icon in the bottom panel launches
  firefox.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: xfwm4 4.8.1-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Jun  8 15:36:45 2011
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xfwm4
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

  WORKAROUND:
  Xfce stores it at ~/.config/xfce4/helpers.rc
  There will be a key named WebBrowser. e.g: WebBrowser=firefox

  Using an editor, complete the following steps:
  1. change preferred browser in Settings -> Preferred Applications
  2. open a terminal, type
     cd ~/.config/xfce4/
  3. type 
     mousepad helpers.rc
  4. find "WebBrowser=firefox"
  5. change the line to read "WebBrowser=chromium-browser"
  6. Save the file
  exit the terminal

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