1# Linux Dev Build As Default Browser 2 3Copy a stable version's `.desktop` file and modify it to point to your dev 4build: 5 6``` 7cp /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop \ 8 ~/.local/share/applications/chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop 9vim ~/.local/share/applications/chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop 10 11# Change first Exec line in desktop entry: (change path to your dev setup) 12Exec=/usr/local/google/home/scheib/c/src/out/Release/chrome %U 13``` 14 15Set the default: 16 17 xdg-settings set default-web-browser chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop 18 19Launch, telling Chrome which config you're using: 20 21* `CHROME_DESKTOP=chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop out/Release/chrome` 22* Verify Chrome thinks it is default in `about:settings` page. 23 * Press the button to make default if not. 24 25Restore the normal default: 26 27 xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop 28 29Change the default, run, and restore: 30 31 xdg-settings set default-web-browser chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop && \ 32 CHROME_DESKTOP=chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop out/Release/chrome 33 xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop && \ 34 echo Restored default browser. 35