On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:05:43 +0100, Sian Mountbatten wrote: > On 20/04/12 16:50, Camaleón wrote: >> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:43:30 +0100, Sian Mountbatten wrote: >> >>> When I clicked on an http link in an email message in icedove, firefox >>> was started and the link appeared on a tab. >> >> Fine. >> >>> Then I discovered that my firefox stopped working. Click on firefox: >>> no action. So I deleted firefox from the /usr/local tree and deleted >>> ~/.mozilla in case that was the problem (a duff plugin perhaps). >> >> Wow, that was too radical... how about finding first what the problem >> can be? :-) > > Yes, I must admit that I am not very good at solving computer problems > on my own. Even though I've been using Linux since 1993, I still lean on > other people. I've found that posting in linux.debian.user get's results > usually. And recently, a very helpful person has been helping me get > Digital TV in the alt.os.linux.debian newsgroup. Then again, the > siduction IRC channel can help. Today, I got onto #debian-kde and > someone solved this browser problem. Took about 5 minutes. I bet that > Windows users do not get so much help, but I may be wrong, not knowing > anything about it.
He, he... like a "sucking leech" (just kidding ;-) ). I'm the opposite. I love "wasting" my time in solving (mine or others) problems, it's fun and you learn a lot by doing so, it's like self- teaching. >>> So I tried the command >>> sudo apt-get purge elinks-lite >> >> Wowow, sir, you're a compulsive remover ;-D > > Yes, it's so easy to purge and install packages under Debian. Yes, but despite its easiness one should first ask himself why he wants to remove the package. Having a text browser installed can save your butt under some scenarios, usually when you can't install packages for whatever unknown reason and you have to browse the web from a tty (Murphy's law) :-) >> Try with "update-alternatives" but remember the leading "x". > > I found that I could tell icedove to Use firefox for http and https > links and that solved the problem. But what happens when you open a link from an application other than Icedove? >;-P Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jms3sp$o0u$1...@dough.gmane.org