I’m test-driving a different browser right now: Brave.
Brave offers a fast browsing experience while being compatible with Chrome extensions.
The cost of switching a browser isn’t that high.
So, I installed the browser, but my default browser is still Chromium. How to change that?
Configure i3
i3 is my window manager. The configuration file lives in ~/i3/config.
For example, Manjaro i3 binds the F2 key to opening the browser:
bindsym $mod+F2 exec brave
MimeApps
It also helps to update XDG MIME Applications, so that your system knows what the defaults are.
Configure ~/.config/mimeapps.list and replace your old entries with brave.desktop.
Terminal
You’ll also have to set the default browser in your bash profile. Go to ~/.profile and set this variable for all browser sessions that come from the terminal:
## Browser
export BROWSER="/usr/bin/brave"