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Configure Firefox for Magnet external protocol

Make firefox open magnet protocol use xdg-open.

  1. Open Firefox and type in about:config in the Address Bar and hit Enter.
  2. Type in enter handler.expose in the search box at the top of the list.
  3. right click — New — Boolean
  4. Enter the preference name network.protocol-handler.expose.magnet
  5. Set its value to false
  6. Click on a magnet link and you should see Firefox’s Launch Application Choose Dialog
  7. Select /usr/bin/xdg-open.