Re: [dev] [surf] can't follow a link for download

From: Renato A. Galvão <galvaora_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:33:08 -0300

2020-02-20 10:35 GMT-03:00, Greg Reagle <greg.reagle_AT_umbc.edu>:
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2020, at 08:26, Renato A. Galvão wrote:
>> I use the packaged version buster (stable) of surf in Debian.
>>
>> While trying to make any download I'm receiving this:
>>
>> surf: execvp x-terminal-emulator failed: Permission denied
>
> Run the command x-terminal-emulator from a shell prompt. What happens?
>
> Also, try these commands:
> ls -l $(which x-terminal-emulator)
> ls -l /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator
>
>

It opens st, which is my default terminal emulator.

ls -l $(which x-terminal-emulator)
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 jun 17 2016 /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator ->
/etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator

ls -l /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 jul 14 2019
/etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator -> /usr/bin/st
Received on Thu Feb 20 2020 - 15:33:08 CET