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Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak?

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Dave Royal wrote:
> On Tue, 12 May 2026 00:28:27 -0700, T wrote:

>> Fedora 44 eu.betterbird.Betterbird 140.10.1esr-bb22  (flatpak)
>> firefox-150.0-1.fc44.x86_64 xfce4-about-4.20.2-2.fc44.x86_64
>> 
>> Is there any trick to getting Firefox's "File --> Email Link"
>> to work with Betterbird flatpak?

> Here in xfce on Debian, Firefox's "File --> Email Link" appears to go to 
> the default 'mail reader' specified in xfce settings > default 
> applications > internet. My default, Thunderbird, is at /usr/bin/
> thunderbird. It appears that I can specify a 'custom application' ('other' 
>> 'choose a custom mail reader') by setting the path and executable and 
> make that the default.
> 
> I know nothing about flatpaks, but if you can call Betterbird from a shell 
> I think you could set it as the default xfce email reader and Firefox 
> would use it.
> 
> I also have Thunderbird beta installed as a tarball. I wondered if Firefox 
> would use that if it were already running. It doesn't. But I expect I 
> could set that as the default mail reader. I notice Betterbird is also 
> available as a tarball.

It's sometimes a little bit tricky to set a default program in Linux,
especially Mozilla's FF and TB. BTDT.
First there is basically "update-alternatives" for the whole underlying
operating system.
On top of that there is the desktop which you use, which can add or
tweak some of these given values.
Then there are programs like Mozilla's FF and TB which you can call
and start with different profiles.
And if you want to put another layer of complexity on top of that pile
you can use Flatpaks, Snaps or even tarballs.

I can't remember how i got to play FF and TB nicely with each other,
back then when i installed *both* as a tarball in "/opt". I managed to
do it but it was a PITA.
My advice is to use the given packet of your distribution whenever you
can. And no Flatpak, Snap or even tarballs - unless you are ready to
stumble over problems which you never can solve maybe.

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any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-12 00:28 -0700
  Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-05-12 15:34 +0000
    Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2026-05-12 18:04 +0200
      Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-05-12 18:07 +0100
        Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-05-12 10:30 -0700
          Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2026-05-12 19:49 +0200
            Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? Jörg Knobloch <jorgk@jorgk.com> - 2026-05-12 21:07 +0200
          Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-05-12 10:50 -0700
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  Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-12 14:34 -0700
    Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-05-12 15:30 -0700
      Re: any trick to get FF eMail Link to work with Betterbird flatpak? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-12 17:09 -0700

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