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 ew start_browser
  # set it to the flavor of the week
  # start with c-s-g, then set as default
 
 # this seems the ugly necessary way in gnome
 xdg-settings set default-web-browser firefox.desktop
 # OR
 xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop
 
 # this didn't do anything, maybe it's deprecated, but it's available still, doh
 sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser # then pick a number