On 26/02/2008, Nigel Henry <cave.dnb2m97pp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> On Tuesday 26 February 2008 13:13, Dotan Cohen wrote:> > In KDE 3.5.8 on Ubuntu I cannot set the default web browser. In Kcontrol I> > do not have the items "KDE Components -> Component Chooser" nor> > "Default Applications". How can these items be added, or how can the> > default web browser be chosen another way? I asked on the Kubuntu list> > but they could not help me solve the problem.> >> > Thanks in advance.> >> > Dotan Cohen>>> Hi Dotan. I've got an older version of KDE on Kubuntu Dapper (3.5.2), my main> menu has an entry for "System Settings". On opening this I see "KDE> Components" -> "Default Applications". I also opened Kcontrol> from /usr/share/applications/KDE/ , and the default applications is there> too.
feisty@feisty-laptop:~$ cd /usr/share/applications/kde/feisty@feisty-laptop:/usr/share/applications/kde$ lsakregator.desktop kcmcss.desktopkjobviewer.desktop ksirc.desktopamarok.desktop kcmdf.desktopKjots.desktop ksirtet.desktopamor.desktop kcmfontinst.desktopkjumpingcube.desktop ksmiletris.desktopark.desktop kcmhistory.desktopklatin.desktop ksnake.desktopartsbuilder.desktop kcm_kbluetoothd.desktopkleopatra_import.desktop ksnapshot.desktopartscontrol.desktop kcmkded.desktopklettres.desktop ksokoban.desktoparts.desktop kcm_kdnssd.desktopklickety.desktop kspaceduel.desktopatlantikdesigner.desktop kcmkicker.desktopklines.desktop ksplashthememgr.desktopatlantik.desktop kcmkmrml.desktopklinkstatus.desktop kspread.desktopaudiocd.desktop kcm_knetworkconfmodule.desktopklipper.desktop kstars.desktopbackground.desktop kcmkrfb.desktopkmahjongg.desktop ksysguard.desktopbell.desktop kcmkttsd.desktopKMail.desktop ksysv.desktopblinken.desktop kcmlaunch.desktopkmail_view.desktop 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useragent.desktopkcm_btpaired.desktop kiten.desktopkshisen.desktop xserver.desktopkcmcgi.desktop kivio.desktop ksig.desktopfeisty@feisty-laptop:/usr/share/applications/kde$
Now, I see componentchooser.desktop in there, but I cannot run it:
feisty@feisty-laptop:/usr/share/applications/kde$ componentchooser.desktopbash: componentchooser.desktop: command not foundfeisty@feisty-laptop:/usr/share/applications/kde$ ./componentchooser.desktopbash: ./componentchooser.desktop: Permission deniedfeisty@feisty-laptop:/usr/share/applications/kde$ sudo./componentchooser.desktopPassword:sudo: ./componentchooser.desktop: command not foundfeisty@feisty-laptop:/usr/share/applications/kde$
> I'm sure i've seen this problem you're having before, but I have so many> different distros installed, that it's hard to remember which one it was, but> may well have been Kubuntu.>> Anyway. Have you got the package "kde-systemsettings" installed? This should> add an entry "System Settings" to the main menu.
Yes, I have the System Settings in the main menu. However, it is anexact copy of what I have in Kcontrol. So, no "default applications"nor "component chooser".
Dotan Cohen
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