I am a big fan of Xubuntu. It is the only OS that I run. I use TweetDeck to keep up with people on Facebook and Twitter.
I started using Chromium Browser some time ago.
Once I decided that I wanted Chromium Browser to be my only browser, I removed FireFox. (Sorry Mozilla, I prefer Chrome.)
This created a problem
Now when I click any links in TweetDeck, nothing happens. Previously the links would open up in Firefox. hmmm.... That kinda sucks.
So I searched all of the internets and was not able to find an answer that worked.
But I did finally fix the issue, and here is how I did it.
First, I searched my laptop to make sure that there were no Firefox files left over.
Happy with the results, I ran the following commands.
cd /usr/bin
ln -s chromium-browser firefox
This basically creates a shortcut to chromium-browser called firefox.
I then clicked a link in TweetDeck and voila... a new tab opened up in Chrome displaying the link I clicked on and I am now a happy camper.
Given the simplicity of the resolution, this should also work with Ubuntu and Kubuntu.
Hope this helps you as well.
Worked for me, many thanks.
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