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Configures system to use /usr/bin/torbrowser as default browser

Sets /usr/bin/x-www-browser to /usr/bin/torbrowser.

Sets /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser to /usr/bin/torbrowser.

Sets BROWSER environment variable to /usr/bin/x-www-browser by using /etc/profile.d/ and /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ hooks.

Registers of MIME type handlers to 'torbrowser'.

Sets KDE's default browser to x-www-browser. This only takes effect for newly created user accounts. Not for existing user accounts. This is most useful to help Linux distribution maintainers setting divergent defaults.

See also: The Default Browser on Linux Debacle http://blog.codef00.com/2011/02/18/the-default-browser-on-linux-debacle/

This package is produced independently of, and carries no guarantee from, The Tor Project.

How to install tb-default-browser using apt-get

1. Download the APT Signing Key.

wget https://www.kicksecure.com/keys/derivative.asc

Users can check the Signing Key for better security.

2. Add the APT Signing Key.

sudo cp ~/derivative.asc /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc

3. Add the derivative repository.

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] https://deb.kicksecure.com bookworm main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list

4. Update your package lists.

sudo apt-get update

5. Install tb-default-browser.

sudo apt-get install tb-default-browser

How to Build deb Package from Source Code

Can be build using standard Debian package build tools such as:

dpkg-buildpackage -b

See instructions.

NOTE: Replace generic-package with the actual name of this package tb-default-browser.

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