Mdthbs

Has there been any indication at all that further negotiation between the UK and EU is possible?

Did the CIA blow up a Siberian pipeline in 1982?

CircuiTikZ: Start ground relative to the closest component

Explain why a line can never intersect a plane in exactly two points.

How can you guarantee that you won't change/quit job after just couple of months?

RandomInteger with equal number of 1 and -1

Is there any proof that high saturation and contrast makes a picture more appealing in social media?

Why is it recommended to mix yogurt starter with a small amount of milk before adding to the entire batch?

How large would a mega structure have to be to host 1 billion people indefinitely?

Number of solutions mod p and Betti numbers

Does a vocal melody have any rhythmic responsibility to the underlying arrangement in pop music?

Are all Ringwraiths called Nazgûl in LotR?

Primes and SemiPrimes in Binary

Identifying unknown map projection for image

Story about hunting giant lizards for hides on privately owned planet

Understanding the reasoning of the woman who agreed with Shlomo to "cut the baby in half"

What is upper left vol?

Is there any difference between Т34ВМ1 and КМ1858ВМ1/3?

How can lift be less than thrust that is less than weight?

How do I farm creepers for XP without them exploding?

Helping ease my back pain by studying 13 hours everyday , even weekends

How do I professionally let my manager know I'll quit over an issue?

Why are < or > required to use /dev/tcp

Why don't countries like Japan just print more money?

Linux mint does not remember default browser

Why does my Linux mint freeze?How can I make chrome (stop asking to be) the default browser?Google Chrome on Ubuntu 12.04 Freezes My Laptop After Fifteen Minutes of Uselinux mint - loud system beep on laptopLinux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon 2.4.8 64-bit - Weird Desktop CrashCannot use computer after Linux mint goes to hibernateFresh Install of Mint 18 w/ Cinnamon — randomly logging out, can't log back inWhy failing to increase Chromium's priority and set it default internet browser in Debian?Wake from hibernate dual monitor freeze (Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon)?Shut down my laptop when closed screen | linux mint tessa

.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ margin-bottom:0;
}

1

When I launch Chrome on Linux Mint, it asks for being the default browser. I confirm and it is remembered between browser relaunches. But when I shut my laptop down and then turn on again, default browser is not set anymore.
Also, after I press Set Default in Chrome I can see that default browser in Preferred Applications is still unset. But if I set it there it is also persisted until next system restart only.

linux-mint chrome browser settings defaults

share|improve this question

asked Aug 2 '16 at 9:41

Sam SunsonSam Sunson

62

bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 1 hour ago

This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.

add a comment | 

1

When I launch Chrome on Linux Mint, it asks for being the default browser. I confirm and it is remembered between browser relaunches. But when I shut my laptop down and then turn on again, default browser is not set anymore.
Also, after I press Set Default in Chrome I can see that default browser in Preferred Applications is still unset. But if I set it there it is also persisted until next system restart only.

linux-mint chrome browser settings defaults

share|improve this question

asked Aug 2 '16 at 9:41

Sam SunsonSam Sunson

62

bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 1 hour ago

This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.

add a comment | 

When I launch Chrome on Linux Mint, it asks for being the default browser. I confirm and it is remembered between browser relaunches. But when I shut my laptop down and then turn on again, default browser is not set anymore.
Also, after I press Set Default in Chrome I can see that default browser in Preferred Applications is still unset. But if I set it there it is also persisted until next system restart only.

linux-mint chrome browser settings defaults

share|improve this question

asked Aug 2 '16 at 9:41

Sam SunsonSam Sunson

62

share|improve this question

asked Aug 2 '16 at 9:41

Sam SunsonSam Sunson

62

share|improve this question

asked Aug 2 '16 at 9:41

Sam SunsonSam Sunson

62

asked Aug 2 '16 at 9:41

Sam SunsonSam Sunson

62

asked Aug 2 '16 at 9:41

Sam SunsonSam Sunson

62

2 Answers
2

active

oldest

votes

0

Haven't used Linux Mint for years, but can you verify that ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list exists? There's a possibility that if this file doesn't exist then chrome will fail to set itself as the default browser.

If it doesn't exist then you could do something like:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications # use -p to create intermediate directories as required



touch ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list # then create the file

Then try to set default browser again and see if that works.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 2 '16 at 11:26

yakuyaku

38114

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, the file exists and contains this: x-scheme-handler/http=exo-web-browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/https=exo-web-browser.desktop application/pdf=evince.desktop; image/vnd.adobe.photoshop=gimp.desktop; application/vnd.insync.link.drive.sheet=insync-helper.desktop; application/vnd.insync.link.drive.doc=insync-helper.desktop; image/png=userapp-xnview-RWSBKY.desktop; image/jpeg=ristretto.desktop; application/x-shellscript=gedit.desktop;
  
  – Sam Sunson
  Aug 2 '16 at 18:52
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hmm interesting...Can you try this: Verify that you have xdg-settings and then try something like this: xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop Maybe logout and then login again after doing that and see if that works. source
  
  – yaku
  Aug 3 '16 at 6:40
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Still doesn't help
  
  – Sam Sunson
  Aug 18 '16 at 7:46
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

Sometimes permissions can be a problem: if one of the settings files under your home directory has ended up owned by root, then the session cannot save when it shuts down.

I think find . -user root, run from your home directory can find problems like this.

share|improve this answer

answered May 25 '18 at 10:46

Darren CookDarren Cook

5491617

add a comment | 

Your Answer

StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "106"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});

function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});


}
});

draft saved

draft discarded

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});

Sign up using Google

Sign up using Facebook

Sign up using Email and Password

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2funix.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f299789%2flinux-mint-does-not-remember-default-browser%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

0

Haven't used Linux Mint for years, but can you verify that ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list exists? There's a possibility that if this file doesn't exist then chrome will fail to set itself as the default browser.

If it doesn't exist then you could do something like:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications # use -p to create intermediate directories as required



touch ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list # then create the file

Then try to set default browser again and see if that works.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 2 '16 at 11:26

yakuyaku

38114

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, the file exists and contains this: x-scheme-handler/http=exo-web-browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/https=exo-web-browser.desktop application/pdf=evince.desktop; image/vnd.adobe.photoshop=gimp.desktop; application/vnd.insync.link.drive.sheet=insync-helper.desktop; application/vnd.insync.link.drive.doc=insync-helper.desktop; image/png=userapp-xnview-RWSBKY.desktop; image/jpeg=ristretto.desktop; application/x-shellscript=gedit.desktop;
  
  – Sam Sunson
  Aug 2 '16 at 18:52
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hmm interesting...Can you try this: Verify that you have xdg-settings and then try something like this: xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop Maybe logout and then login again after doing that and see if that works. source
  
  – yaku
  Aug 3 '16 at 6:40
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Still doesn't help
  
  – Sam Sunson
  Aug 18 '16 at 7:46
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

Haven't used Linux Mint for years, but can you verify that ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list exists? There's a possibility that if this file doesn't exist then chrome will fail to set itself as the default browser.

If it doesn't exist then you could do something like:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications # use -p to create intermediate directories as required



touch ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list # then create the file

Then try to set default browser again and see if that works.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 2 '16 at 11:26

yakuyaku

38114

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, the file exists and contains this: x-scheme-handler/http=exo-web-browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/https=exo-web-browser.desktop application/pdf=evince.desktop; image/vnd.adobe.photoshop=gimp.desktop; application/vnd.insync.link.drive.sheet=insync-helper.desktop; application/vnd.insync.link.drive.doc=insync-helper.desktop; image/png=userapp-xnview-RWSBKY.desktop; image/jpeg=ristretto.desktop; application/x-shellscript=gedit.desktop;
  
  – Sam Sunson
  Aug 2 '16 at 18:52
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hmm interesting...Can you try this: Verify that you have xdg-settings and then try something like this: xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop Maybe logout and then login again after doing that and see if that works. source
  
  – yaku
  Aug 3 '16 at 6:40
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Still doesn't help
  
  – Sam Sunson
  Aug 18 '16 at 7:46
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Haven't used Linux Mint for years, but can you verify that ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list exists? There's a possibility that if this file doesn't exist then chrome will fail to set itself as the default browser.

If it doesn't exist then you could do something like:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications # use -p to create intermediate directories as required



touch ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list # then create the file

Then try to set default browser again and see if that works.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 2 '16 at 11:26

yakuyaku

38114

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications # use -p to create intermediate directories as required



touch ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list # then create the file

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 2 '16 at 11:26

yakuyaku

38114

answered Aug 2 '16 at 11:26

yakuyaku

38114

answered Aug 2 '16 at 11:26

yakuyaku

38114

0

Sometimes permissions can be a problem: if one of the settings files under your home directory has ended up owned by root, then the session cannot save when it shuts down.

I think find . -user root, run from your home directory can find problems like this.

share|improve this answer

answered May 25 '18 at 10:46

Darren CookDarren Cook

5491617

add a comment | 

0

Sometimes permissions can be a problem: if one of the settings files under your home directory has ended up owned by root, then the session cannot save when it shuts down.

I think find . -user root, run from your home directory can find problems like this.

share|improve this answer

answered May 25 '18 at 10:46

Darren CookDarren Cook

5491617

add a comment | 

Sometimes permissions can be a problem: if one of the settings files under your home directory has ended up owned by root, then the session cannot save when it shuts down.

I think find . -user root, run from your home directory can find problems like this.

share|improve this answer

answered May 25 '18 at 10:46

Darren CookDarren Cook

5491617

share|improve this answer

answered May 25 '18 at 10:46

Darren CookDarren Cook

5491617

answered May 25 '18 at 10:46

Darren CookDarren Cook

5491617

answered May 25 '18 at 10:46

Darren CookDarren Cook

5491617