We can add magnet support to Firefox:

  • Open firefox. Type the following in address bar:

about:config

  • Right click > New > Boolean (see fig.02):

How to add magnet support to Firefox ?

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  • Right click > New > Boolean (see fig.02):

How to add magnet support to Firefox ?

  • You need to enter new boolean value called network.protocol-handler.expose.magnet and set it to false.
  • This allows you to assign a bittorrent client for all magnet links.
  • For example, when you open a magnet link you will be prompted with a Launch Application dialogue box.
  • From there you can simply select transmission or any other torrent client.

How to add magnet support to Firefox ?

  • type “about:config” in the
  • right-click on any link and select “New->String”
  • string name: network.protocol-handler.app.magnet
  • string value: /usr/bin/azureus
  • right-click on any link and select “New->Boolean”
  • enter name: network.protocol-handler.handler.external.magnet
  • enter value: yes
  • Restart firefox and you’re ready to go.
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  • Open a new tab, type about:config
  • Right-click -> New -> Boolean -> Name: network.protocol-handler.expose.magnet -> Value -> false
  • Next time you use the magnet protocol, it will give you the familiar “associate application” box.
  • Navigate to your magnet-compatible client, (probably /usr/bin/azureus or /usr/bin/vuze but I don’t know for sure, as I don’t use that program) and there you go.
  • Source: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Register_p…e_libraries.29

FF 47, Debian 9, KDE 5:

1.In about:config find “network.protocol-handler.expose-all”, change to “false”;

  1. Click on some magnet link – a file browser pop-up should appear, show it full path to the executable (/usr/bin/qbittorrent for ex.);
  2. Change “network.protocol-handler.expose-all” back to “true”;
  3. Download the world.

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