Linux Dev Build As Default Browser

Copy a stable version's.desktop file and modify it to point to your dev build:

cp /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop \   ~/.local/share/applications/chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktopvim ~/.local/share/applications/chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop# Change first Exec line in desktop entry: (change path to your dev setup)Exec=/usr/local/google/home/scheib/c/src/out/Release/chrome %U

Set the default:

xdg-settings set default-web-browser chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop

Launch, telling Chrome which config you're using:

• CHROME_DESKTOP=chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop out/Release/chrome
• Verify Chrome thinks it is default inabout:settings page.
  • Press the button to make default if not.

Restore the normal default:

xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop

Change the default, run, and restore:

xdg-settings set default-web-browser chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop && \    CHROME_DESKTOP=chromium-mybuild-c-release.desktop out/Release/chromexdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop && \    echo Restored default browser.