Bug#645794: gnome-control-center: Couldn't choose Firefox/Thunderbird as Default when using the mozilla-builds

[Martin Dosch]

Hi althaser,

I switched to Iceweasel, but I tried it and it doesn't work for me.
I downloaded Firefox 29 from mozilla and extracted it to /opt/, linked
it to /usr/local/bin/ and did choose it as default in its own dialogue.
Now there is Firefox chosen in gnome-control-center, but links from
other applications e.g. still open Iceweasel.

Gnome-control-center seems to not set this system-wide:

> update-alternatives --config x-www-browser 
> Es gibt 3 Auswahlmöglichkeiten für die Alternative x-www-browser (welche /usr/bin/x-www-browser bereitstellen).
> 
>   Auswahl      Pfad                Priorität Status
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> * 0            /usr/bin/qupzilla    80        Auto-Modus
>   1            /usr/bin/chromium    40        manueller Modus
>   2            /usr/bin/iceweasel   70        manueller Modus
>   3            /usr/bin/qupzilla    80        manueller Modus
> 
> Drücken Sie die Eingabetaste, um die aktuelle Wahl[*] beizubehalten,
> oder geben Sie die Auswahlnummer ein: 

It's odd, because applications start in Iceweasel but
update-alternatives shows qupzilla as default. O.o

> apt list gnome-control-center -a
> Listing... Fertig
> gnome-control-center/experimental 1:3.12.1-3 amd64
> gnome-control-center/unstable 1:3.8.3-7 amd64
> gnome-control-center/testing,now 1:3.8.3-5 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:3.8.3-5]

Best regards,
Martin

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