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This problem occurred after upgrading from Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 to 17.10. Deluge is version 1.3.15.

When I click a magnet link in Chrome, deluge-gtk opens but it doesn't add the link or start downloading. There's lots of solutions around for older versions, but none of them work for me.

If I run gvfs-mime --set x-scheme-handler/magnet deluge.desktop I get:

This tool has been deprecated, use 'gio mime' instead.
See 'gio help mime' for more info.

gio: Unknown option --set

So then if I try gio mime x-scheme-handler/magnet deluge.desktop it tells me:

Set deluge.desktop as the default for x-scheme-handler/magnet

I also tried running xdg-mime default deluge.desktop x-scheme-handler/magnet.

When I use xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/magnet it shows deluge.desktop as expected.

In /usr/share/applications I have a deluge.desktop file, and I think these are the relevant lines:

TryExec=deluge-gtk
Exec=deluge-gtk %U
MimeType=application/x-bittorrent;x-scheme-handler/magnet;

In ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list I have:

x-scheme-handler/magnet=deluge.desktop

in the [Default Applications] section.

I also tried reinstalling deluge - and now I'm out of ideas.

Thanks in advance for any help or pointers!

david_nash
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I just has the same problem with Deluge and Chrome and I managed to find the proper solution here:

First checking defaults:

$ xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/magnet
eiskaltdcpp-gtk.desktop
$ gvfs-mime --query x-scheme-handler/magnet
Default application for 'x-scheme-handler/magnet': eiskaltdcpp-gtk.desktop
Registered applications:
    eiskaltdcpp-gtk.desktop
    transmission-gtk.desktop
    qbittorrent.desktop
    deluge.desktop
Recommended applications:
    eiskaltdcpp-gtk.desktop
    transmission-gtk.desktop
    qbittorrent.desktop
    deluge.desktop
$

Then setting the new defaults:

$ gvfs-mime --set x-scheme-handler/magnet deluge.desktop
Set deluge.desktop as the default for x-scheme-handler/magnet
$ xdg-mime default deluge.desktop x-scheme-handler/magnet

There is also an explanation about a problem within Deluge Packaging here.

Antonio
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