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How to Open Certain URL Links in Specific Web Browsers

  • This tutorial shows how to configure Ubuntu or other Linux to redirect certain URLs or domains to specific web browser, while leaving all others open in the default browser.
  • Users may prefer to open certain websites in a non-default browser.
  • Create a simple script to tell which browser to use when clicking an URL.
  • First, find the executable files of your web browsers.
  • Create a custom script to tell which browser to use when clicking an URL and create Desktop Entry for that script.
  • Finally, write the certain URLs to .domains.txt file and set the custom script as default ‘browser’ in Settings.
  • The steps are written for default GNOME Desktop but work in other desktops.
  • Install pcregrep tool which is in use in the script.
  • Undo the changes by deleting the script and .desktop files.
  • Also set back the default web browser.

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