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How can we stop Opera from usurping /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser ?

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How can we stop Opera from usurping /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser ?

#1 Post by Aarick »

While Firefox is of course my browser of choice, I have a few others, for reasons, including Opera.

In XFCE's "Settings Manager", in "Default Applications", Firefox is duely registered as the "Web Browser". So far, so good, everything works as expected.

Now, is sometimes happens that an indirect opening of a web page results in the uncalled-for opening of Opera, for example when running `debian-reference`. No big deal, I just adjust `sensible-browser` via `update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser`, and the deed is done … for a while. Then, I find Opera again as the `sensible-browser`, even though XFCE's "Default Applications" remain unchanged and Opera is −not− set as the default browser as per its own settings.

I have `https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/` in my softwares repos, and automated updates, so that *may* the route of this unseemly behavior.

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Re: How can we stop Opera from usurping /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser ?

#2 Post by canci »

Just stop using 3rd party browsers with sketchy custom repos that have invasive post installation scripts.
Or kindly ask Opera to cut it out. :)
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Re: How can we stop Opera from usurping /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser ?

#3 Post by ticojohn »

canci wrote: 2022-01-27 15:57 Just stop using 3rd party browsers with sketchy custom repos that have invasive post installation scripts.
Or kindly ask Opera to cut it out. :)
Or maybe NOT install things that are not in the Debian repo unless you are willing to accept the possible consequences. Just my opinion of course.
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Re: How can we stop Opera from usurping /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser ?

#4 Post by kedaha »

I see it's available via snap so you could try that version, which might not be able to usurp the default browser's place.
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Re: How can we stop Opera from usurping /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser ?

#5 Post by LE_746F6D617A7A69 »

ticojohn wrote: 2022-01-27 18:54 Or maybe NOT install things that are not in the Debian repo unless you are willing to accept the possible consequences.
+1

But, maybe he just wants to experience a SNS effect - like receiving e-mails from hackers who were able to take over his list of email addresses ...
I wish Him luck.

If He doesn't care about his privacy, then maybe He should try a Brave Browser then?
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Re: How can we stop Opera from usurping /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser ?

#6 Post by kedaha »

ImageOpera is a non-free (proprietary) software. It isn't supported by Debian. It's probably wiser to use a supported web browser !
That red admon-warning.png on the wiki doesn't exactly inspire folks to use it. :wink:
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