Change default web browser to lynx from terminal I'm on Linux Mint Olivia. I just installed Lynx. How do I set Lynx as my browser, so when I open links from the terminal, they open in that terminal with Lynx?

First make `.desktop` application for `lynx`:


[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Lynx
Exec=gnome-terminal -e 'lynx %u'


And save it to application directory e.g `/usr/share/applications/` naming like `lynx.desktop` and give it execution permission (`chmod +x /usr/share/applications/lynx.desktop`).

Then set it as default web browser by using:


xdg-settings set default-web-browser lynx.desktop


Now try to `Open link` and it will be open with `lynx` in the terminal.

Note: `lynx` is command-line web-browser and hence it needs terminal so-that I've used `gnome-terminal` in my example `Exec` command. Your terminal application may be different. This works for me with my current system.