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So far I could download torrents easily with qBittorent but now when I click on a magnet link, a new window opens saying "the link needs to be opened with an application. Send to:" qBitorrent is listed but the icon "open links" stays grey and I can no longer click on it so I can't download the torrent file.

Does anyone have an idea on how I can fix that? FYI I use firefox and I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04,the problem seem to have started with the the upgrade...

V4l4ll4
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  • You can open it directly from qBittorrent. And yes, something isn't right with Firefox. Maybe this stil works: https://askubuntu.com/questions/307901/how-do-i-assign-magnet-links-to-use-qbittorrent –  Nov 05 '18 at 20:45
  • Thanks but it no longer works... – V4l4ll4 Nov 06 '18 at 09:09
  • How can I open a magnet link on PirateBay (for instance) directly on qBitorrent? The torrent link is not showed to be added in qBitorrent... – V4l4ll4 Nov 06 '18 at 09:10
  • Mentioning that site was totally unnecessary. Now, even if the file type/app association isn't working in Firefox you can always right-click > Copy link location and then add it manually to the torrent client. –  Nov 06 '18 at 09:16
  • But also check Firefox's Preferences, General tab > Aplications to see which program is associated with "magnet". –  Nov 06 '18 at 09:18
  • Thanks very much and sorry for mentioning the site... – V4l4ll4 Nov 06 '18 at 09:20

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