Faster Loading for Linux

[oftentired]

User stringan posted this script in another subject.

Have now fronted xdg-settings with a script something like this:

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Fast wrapper to check default browser; save as /usr/local/bin/xdg-settings
if [[ "$1 $2" == "check default-web-browser" ]]; then
  def="$(sed -r "/^\[Default Applications\]/,/^\[/!d;/^x-scheme-handler\/http=/!d;s///;s/;.*//" ~/.config/mimeapps.list)"
  if [[ $def == $3 ]]; then echo yes; else echo no; fi  # Check <default>.desktop against <test>.desktop
  exit
fi
exec /usr/bin/xdg-settings "$@"

Performance is almost 200x faster than freedesktop.org's xdg-settings script
Hence distinctly swifter loading of Slimjet now!

[stringan]

Thanks @oftentired for publicizing this further.
Of course, depending on what Linux desktop environment you use, your method of checking the default browser may have to differ from the one I described.
The specification at https://specifications.freedesktop.org/ ... index.html may also be of assistance.