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krishnakanta
krishnakanta

Reputation: 31

Live Server Extension's Default Browser Problem

I use Brave browser as my default browser but don't want to use it in developing purpose while I am in VS Code and therefore I use Live server extension and I changed the extension's default browser as chrome but it didn't worked while I am in remote WSL Ubuntu environment.

Need some assist in it, that how can I use chrome as Live server default browser while I am working in remote WSL Ubuntu environment without changing my Windows default browser settings.

I use Google chrome Dev not actual Chrome.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 735

Answers (2)

Andreas
Andreas

Reputation: 1

That is because the extension runs in your WSL environment, and therefore does not use the Windows file paths.

Luckily, the C:\ drive is mounted in your Ubuntu WSL at /mnt/c.

The executable path for Firefox for example, should therefore change from C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe --private-window to /mnt/c/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe --private-window.

Upvotes: 0

AlanTao
AlanTao

Reputation: 11

Start live share, then copy the live server link at the top of brave (should be like http://127.0.0.1:5500/your-file.html) and then paste in chrome.

Upvotes: 1

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