Configuring LAC to use Pi's standard "chromium-browser"
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I just discovered a little bug in the Raspberry Pi version of LAC that can be easily fixed with a configuration change. LAC normally uses "firefox" as its "preferred browser", due to use of that exact phrase "firefox" at the bottom of the LacConfig.txt file (normally stored at /home/pi/.LAC/LacConfig.txt).
However, by default Raspbian uses "chromium-browser" as its default web browser. Accordingly, it is necessary to change "firefox" to "chromium-browser" in that LacConfig.txt file. You will find "firefox" near the end of the file, immediately after "PreferredWebBrowser". Use a simple text editor to change "firefox" to "chromium-browser" in that file.
After making that change, LAC's menus will properly respond to clicks on "ONLINE DOCUMENTATION" and, when selecting one of our 54 aircraft, LAC will play YouTube Movie clips about the currently described airplane when you click on "CHECK FOR MULTIMEDIA".
Last edit: bbosen 2020-08-14
Since LAC version 9.62 (Feb2024) this little bug has been properly fixed. Now, on all modern LINUX versions, LAC will default to the web browser configured as default by the operating system, so there should never be any need to edit the LacConfig.txt file to change it to any other browser.