Public bug reported: Simple. Magnet links don't work. This is a well-known problem. Fixes are available:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Kubuntu_Quantal_Internet#Set_Firefox_to_use_KTorrent_for_magnet_links Why not make it work out of the box? Example: magnet:?xt=urn:ed2k:31D6CFE0D16AE931B73C59D7E0C089C0&xl=0&dn=zero_len.fil&xt=urn:bitprint:3I42H3S6NNFQ2MSVX7XZKYAYSCX5QBYJ.LWPNACQDBZRYXW3VHJVCJ64QBZNGHOHHHZWCLNQ&xt=urn:md5:D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E It works out of the box with Chromium. DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS" ** Affects: firefox Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #528148 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=528148 ** Also affects: firefox via https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=528148 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1071033 Title: magnet links don't work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1071033/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
