Gnome default web browser

Gnome default web browser

[Daniel Hatton]

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I hope non-Guix-specific questions aren't against the rules here - sorry 
if they are.

I have the default web browser in Gnome's default apps set to IceCat. 
How do I get Gnome to pass a command-line option to IceCat, please? 
(Specifically, I want --profileManager)

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Kind regards,

Dan Hatton

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Re: Gnome default web browser

[Felix Lechner via]

Hi Daniel,

On Wed, Nov 20 2024, Daniel Hatton wrote:

> I hope non-Guix-specific questions aren't against the rules

All questions are game but a forum of Gnome users will usually provide
better advice.  Some topics intersect with the way Guix installs
software.

> How do I get Gnome to pass a command-line option to IceCat, please?

I think you may want to modify the *.desktop file (or install your own).

Kind regards
Felix

Re: Gnome default web browser

[Daniel Hatton]

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On 20/11/2024 14:18, Felix Lechner wrote:

> I think you may want to modify the *.desktop file (or install your own).

I think it just became a Guix-specific question, because I have a whole 
bunch of different 
$HOME/.local/share/applications/userapp-IceCat-*.desktop files; it looks 
like the guix package manager is generating a new one every time there's 
a version upgrade of IceCat.  So, there's a now an issue of how I make 
sure any changes I make to the desktop file survive future version upgrades.

(I've also discovered I have a $HOME/.config/autostart/icecat.desktop 
which doesn't point to the latest installed version of the executable, 
which is going to be a whole other bunch of headaches.)



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