I prefer the 'firefox' to be my default browser. Indeed, I set it to ask
and I confirmed it as default. However, Epiphany keeps coming up as
default. How do I change this? Thanks.

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On 05/01/2007 10:44 AM, Pete wrote:
> I prefer the 'firefox' to be my default browser. Indeed, I set it to ask
> and I confirmed it as default. However, Epiphany keeps coming up as
> default. How do I change this? Thanks.

While X Windows is running, go into a terminal and start the
gnome-control-center, then go into Advanced-> Preferred Applications.

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Mumia W. wrote:
> On 05/01/2007 10:44 AM, Pete wrote: 
>
> While X Windows is running, go into a terminal and start the
> gnome-control-center, then go into Advanced-> Preferred Applications.
>

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I am a newbie.
What is X windows?
Where is the gnome control center? I can't find it. (I'm not using Ubuntu.)
If these are all terminal commands, could you spell them out?

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On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:29:04 +0000, Mumia W. wrote:

> On 05/01/2007 10:44 AM, Pete wrote: 
>
> While X Windows is running, go into a terminal and start the
> gnome-control-center, then go into Advanced-> Preferred Applications.

That's System menu -> preferences -> preferred applications. from the
gnome system menu. I don't think he can open a terminal.

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On Tue, 01 May 2007 12:03:12 -0600, ray wrote:

> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:29:04 +0000, Mumia W. wrote:
> 
>
> That's System menu -> preferences -> preferred applications. from the
> gnome system menu. I don't think he can open a terminal.

Thanks. Got it. For me it was all under "Desktop."

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On Tue, 01 May 2007 13:58:25 -0400, Pete wrote:

> Mumia W. wrote: 
>
> Sorry, I should have mentioned that I am a newbie.
> What is X windows?

X windows is your gui desktop - without it you have no gui at all - only
a command line terminal.

> Where is the gnome control center? I can't find it. (I'm not using Ubuntu.
)
> If these are all terminal commands, could you spell them out?

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On Tue, 01 May 2007 13:51:42 -0600, ray wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 13:58:25 -0400, Pete wrote:
> 
>
> X windows is your gui desktop - without it you have no gui at all - only
> a command line terminal.
> 

OK.
I've had this distro since last night and I don't think I'll ever get past
the synaptic manager for installing programs. :-(
In the long term, it should get more graphical though.
But I REFUSE to go back to M$ Windoz.
-Pete

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Pete said:
> I've had this distro since last night and I don't think I'll ever get past
> the synaptic manager for installing programs. :-(
> In the long term, it should get more graphical though.
> But I REFUSE to go back to M$ Windoz.

Pete, Give yourself, and us more time. You'll get the hang of it I
know. I've seen your posts elsewhere and you're able to do this.

--
sk8-365

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On Tue, 01 May 2007 18:18:43 +0000, Pete wrote:
 
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Thanks. Got it. For me it was all under "Desktop."

Who ties your shoelaces for you in the mornings?

Perhaps they can help you look through the menus next time.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

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On May 2, 5:50 am, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 18:18:43 +0000, Pete wrote: 
>
> Who ties your shoelaces for you in the mornings?
>
> Perhaps they can help you look through the menus next time.
>
> --
> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

Just to inform Pete.
Just ignore Dan C.  He is like this.
He realy should stay in the Slackware groups and help out there, where
he is prob. needed.  Instead of giving Slackware and Linux users a bad
name here.

Yours
Jackson

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