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The "default browser" setting for Pale Moon does not work. This is how to do it manually.

• Tested 2020-06-06 on Devuan_beowulf_3.0.0_amd64

I am installing Pale Moon via a user repository. If you are using a manual download, then see the below script for its paths.

# As root:
\cp  palemoon.desktop  '/usr/share/applications/'
\update-alternatives  --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser  /usr/bin/palemoon  20

\cp  "$installation_directory"/browser/icons/mozicon128.png '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/'
\gtk-update-icon-caches  /usr/share/icons/*

\update-alternatives  --config x-www-browser

• Tested 2019-10-31 on Debian 10.1.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1
• Tested 2019-06-15 on Debian 9.9.0-i386-xfce-CD-1

• Tested 2018-10-03 on Devuan_ascii_2.0.0_i386_desktop-live

# as root:
\cp  palemoon.desktop  '/usr/share/applications'
installation_directory='/path/'
\update-alternatives  --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser  "$installation_directory"/palemoon  20

\cp  "$installation_directory"/browser/icons/mozicon128.png '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/'
\update-icon-caches  /usr/share/icons/*

# as root
\update-alternatives  --config x-www-browser

[Desktop Entry]
Name=palemoon
GenericName=Pale Moon
Comment=Web browser
Exec=/l/Pale\ Moon/_installation/palemoon  -P default  -new-tab %U
Icon=mozicon128.png
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
Type=Application
Keywords=browser;internet;web

Last updated 2022-02-19 at 10:28:13