I had a similar issue and removing Chromium's config directory solved it for me. Try to temporarily (re)move it:
mv ~/.config/chromium ~/.config/chromium.bak Now, try to start Chromium and see if you can set it as default. If it works for you, then remove chromium.bak from ~/.config. You might want to make sure you have everything synced first. 2011/5/12 Davide Alberelli <781...@bugs.launchpad.net>: > Ooook, I'm sorry! > It seems to me that you solved :) > > Can you please post a screenshot of the default applications window? > > ** Changed in: ugr-meta > Status: Invalid => New > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu > GNOME Remix: Testing Team, which is subscribed to UGR (Ubuntu Gnome > Remix) Project. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781389 > > Title: > unable to set default browser > > Status in Ubuntu Gnome Remix Metapackages: > New > > Bug description: > I installed Chromium browser, because I like it much better than Firefox. > The only problem is that each time I start Chromium, it wants to set itself > as default browser. If I click to set, the bar disappears, but at the next > start it comes up again. > In Preferences, there is a button saying "Make Chromium My Default Browser". > If I click on it, it just stays active and Firefox stays as the default. > What to do now? > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ugr-testing > Post to : ugr-test...@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ugr-testing > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Team UGR, which is subscribed to ugr-meta. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781389 Title: unable to set default browser Status in Ubuntu Gnome Remix Metapackages: New Bug description: I installed Chromium browser, because I like it much better than Firefox. The only problem is that each time I start Chromium, it wants to set itself as default browser. If I click to set, the bar disappears, but at the next start it comes up again. In Preferences, there is a button saying "Make Chromium My Default Browser". If I click on it, it just stays active and Firefox stays as the default. What to do now? -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugnometeam Post to : ubuntugnometeam@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugnometeam More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
