Index: src/callbacks.c
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--- src/callbacks.c	(revision 24249)
+++ src/callbacks.c	(working copy)
@@ -2163,7 +2163,10 @@
 	gchar *browser_path;
 
 	//TODO: retrieve the user set browser from prefs and use it
-	browser_path = g_find_program_in_path ("exo-open");
+	browser_path = g_find_program_in_path ("xdg-open");
+	if ( browser_path == NULL)
+		browser_path = g_find_program_in_path ("exo-open");
+
 	if ( browser_path == NULL)
 		browser_path = g_find_program_in_path ("htmlview");