I've got similar problem on Xubuntu 14.10 when using Chromium: click on
magnet link opens Firefox window which (correctly) opens torrent client
(Transmission). I found a solution:
'xdg-open' script incorrectly recognises Xfce4 desktop in 'detectDE()'
function (very old code?), which makes that
This bug is still present in Lubuntu 13.10.
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I can confirm that this bug is still present in 13.04, and that as
guigouz said, the debian sid package fixes the problem. (I am using a
generic window manager - fluxbox.) I can't check the status of the
package in 13.10 right now.
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The workaround presented by Cristiano Nunes still depends on gnome-open
and hacks the detect_de function on xdg-open so it treats any window
manager as gnome.
xdg-utils_1.1.0~rc1+git20111210 from debian sid fixes the problem with
generic window managers, a simple dpkg-rebuildpackage resolved the
I found a workaround in file: /usr/bin/xdg-open
See: http://www.foresightlinux.se/make-chromium-to-open-magnet-links/
PS: In Lubuntu, this script access the line of file:
else DE=
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Anyway fix provided in URL is a bit intrusive. Shouldn't it be handled
by package update?
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: xdg-utils (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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seems to be a fix?
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