How Do I Open a Browser in Linux?

How Do I Open a Browser in Linux?
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How do I launch a browser in Linux?

Write out the below-given command to know the default browser of your Linux system.

  1. $ xdg-settings get default-web-browser.
  2. $ gnome-control-center default-applications.
  3. $ sudo update-alternatives –config x-www-browser.
  4. $ xdg-open
  5. $ xdg-settings set default-web-browser chromium-browser.desktop.

How do I open a browser in terminal?

The steps are below :

  1. Edit ~/. bash_profile or ~/. zshrc file and add the following line alias chrome=”open -a ‘Google Chrome'”
  2. Save and close the file.
  3. Logout and relaunch Terminal.
  4. Type chrome filename for opening a local file.
  5. Type chrome url for opening url.
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