entropyagent
To eliminate a possible issue you suggested, I removed the install & remove firefox-esr steps.
I booted live into a vm, installed yad-goodies-antix, updated with Updater, installed firefox-esr with Installer, and tried to make firefox-esr the preferred app with Preferred Applications. This failed due to the absence of firefox-esr in the Web Browser drop-down.
The difference between the Preferred Applications tool “working” and “not working” is the update. (Of course, the update could be what breaks links?)
It seems the options are:
1) Installer leaves “broken links” when removing firefox-esr (Less than ideal)
or
2) Updater (or one of the updates it applies) breaks the ability of Preferred Applications to change a preferred application. (Less than ideal)
Updater, Installer, Preferred Applications are very promising tools, which I am sure are appealing to some users (myself included) as a means of easing setup and admin tasks. It seems that, in at least one set of circumstances, there might be a slight wobble in their interaction, though.
In the hopes of making a positive contribution by pointing out a disappointment, I thought I’d mention it. Nobody else has, so I guess that’s the end of that.
Thanks for your time.
Looking forward to taking the new baby out for a spin, maybe next month.