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Configure Google Chrome / Chromium âIncognito Modeâ as default on Linux
This evening I got to thinking about web browsers and privacy. Privacy is, of course, a regular concern for many of us and there are many different âsolutionsâ out there. Recently web browsers have been adding privacy modes, which allow us to browse the web without storing a lot of cookies, history, etc. Google Chrome (or Chromium) provide the âIncognitoâ mode, which allows for private browsing. This mode can be launched using the key combination âshift-ctrl-nâ or selecting âNew Incognito Windowâ from the menu. The only missing piece is until recently there hasnât been a way to launch this mode by default.
In this article I will outline how to update your system to launch Google Chromeâs Incognito mode by default. This includes launching it from the Applications menu as well as making it the default when opening new links.
Step 1:
Edit your Application menu entry for Google Chrome (or Chromium) using the âalacarteâ application. You can launch this command directly or right-click on the Applications menu and âEdit Menuâ. Navigate to âInternetâ section and select the Google Chrome (or Chromium) entry.
Once selected, simply double-click the item to open its properties and update the command, description or title.
As you can see from the screenshot above, the addition youâll want to make is the ââincognitoâ between the existing chromium and %U. This will update the Applications menu, essentially setting Incognito mode as the default when launching this application new.
Step 2:
In addition, if you want links to be opened in Incognito mode youâll also need to update your Preferred Applications configuration. This is done in the Preferences > Preferred Applications. This is assuming that Google Chrome (or Chromium) is set as your default. In the screenshot below, youâll see that weâll essentially make the same change as we did above.
Conclusion
These two simple steps will configure your browser to perpetual private mode. From my searching, I couldnât find any documentation specific to Linux, so here it is. I hope you find it helpful!
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