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Subject: Re: Default browser
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On 2/6/06, Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> Guido Van Hoecke wrote:
>
> > What has to be done to change the default browser from mozilla into
> > e.g. opera or firefox (assuming that these are duly installed and
> > operational)?
> >
> > The handbook talks about different browsers, but I have not been able
> > to find a section about changing the default browser.
> >
> Depends. What program and/or what desktop environment are you referring t=
o?
> -Garrett

Try typing "opera &" instead of "mozilla &".

I think the closest thing FreeBSD has to a default browser is links,
though I suppose you could try playing with raw http by typing
telnet www.yahoo.com 80

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