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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
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type="topic" style="task"
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id="net-default-browser">
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<info>
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<link type="guide" xref="net-browser"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.7.1" version="0.2" date="2012-11-16" status="outdated"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-10-30" status="review"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="final"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Phil Bull</name>
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<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
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</credit>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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</credit>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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</credit>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<desc>Change the default web browser by going to <gui>Details</gui> in <gui>Settings</gui>.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>Change which web browser opens websites by default</title>
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When you click a link to a web page in any application, a web browser will
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automatically open up to that page. However, if you have more than one
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browser installed, the page may not open up in the browser you wanted it to
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open in. To fix this, change the default web browser:
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<steps>
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<item>
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Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
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start typing <gui>Details</gui>.
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</item>
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<item>
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Click on <gui>Details</gui> to open the panel.
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</item>
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<item>
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Choose <gui>Default Applications</gui> from the list on the left side
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of the window.
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</item>
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<item>
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Choose which web browser you would like to open links by
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changing the <gui>Web</gui> option.
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</item>
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</steps>
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When you open up a different web browser, it might tell you that it’s not
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the default browser any more. If this happens, click the <gui>Cancel</gui>
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button (or similar) so that it does not try to set itself as the default
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browser again.
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</page>
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