#1 2020-02-01 05:00:30

becker_11

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From: Perth, Western Australia

Registered: 2015-12-30

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[Solved] Change apps linked to browser/text editor shortcuts

Could someone point me in the right direction to change the default app from Geany to Leafpad which I just installed for the text editor taskbar icon?

Thanks

Last edited by becker_11 (2020-02-01 05:30:58)

johnraff

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Re: [Solved] Change apps linked to browser/text editor shortcuts

On the menu: System > Edit Debian Alternatives > bl-text-editor

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becker_11

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From: Perth, Western Australia

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Re: [Solved] Change apps linked to browser/text editor shortcuts

Thank you johnraff

johnraff

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Re: [Solved] Change apps linked to browser/text editor shortcuts

BTW (for anyone who finds this thread later) if you want to do it via the terminal, try this:

sudo update-alternatives --config bl-text-editor

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Sector11

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Re: [Solved] Change apps linked to browser/text editor shortcuts

Let me add to that:

man update-alternatives

is an excellent read.

Where you will find these two commands that are very good to know:

update-alternatives --help

It is a little more concise than "man" and finally "what your system has" available:

update-alternatives --get-selections

To actually do anything ... as johnraff showed, you need "sudo"

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