In deed. As far back as I can remember you must still use "sudo 
update-alternatives --config x-www-browser" to actually change the default 
browser.

I've just become so used to it that I don't even think twice anymore.

Lance

--- On Wed, 2/20/13, Lars Noodén <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Lars Noodén <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Lubuntu-qa] Bug in handling of inline https links (was Re: ISO 
> Testing AMD 64)
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 4:53 AM
> On 02/20/2013 04:28 AM, Phill
> Whiteside wrote:
> > 1. https://launchpad.net/bugs/1128597
> 
> One bug that's been around for a while is how https links
> are handled in
> various application, such as Thunderbird.  If one goes
> to
> Menu->Preferences->Preferred Applications and set the
> default web
> browser to Firefox, links that are https still get opened in
> Chromium.
> 
> Regards,
> /Lars
> 
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