masom/cover_me — comment on commit 08e24726436c0b12cd1d98fa263344f8b09caca7
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By masom:

Actually the opposite,

`/etc/alternatives/x-www-browser` only exists in debian-based distros.

xdg-open is implemented in any FreeDestkop-compatible environments (KDE, LXDE, XFCE, Gnome, etc.)

see
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man1/xdg-open.1.html
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/oneiric/man1/xdg-open.1.html
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/xdg-utils