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Newbie - What command to launch .torrent by double-click
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:14 pm
by kklingerman
Hi,
I'm a newbie to Linux. I'm trying to instruct Ubuntu on how to launch a new torrent either by double-click or directly from Firefox. In the properties of an existing .torrent file, I am trying to input a command that will open the .torrent in Deluge-Torrent and add it. Any ideas? Thanks a bunch.
Kevin
Re: Newbie - What command to launch .torrent by double-click
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:27 pm
by markybob
kklingerman wrote:Hi,
I'm a newbie to Linux. I'm trying to instruct Ubuntu on how to launch a new torrent either by double-click or directly from Firefox. In the properties of an existing .torrent file, I am trying to input a command that will open the .torrent in Deluge-Torrent and add it. Any ideas? Thanks a bunch.
Kevin
right-click on a torrent file, click on properties, click on the "open with" tab, click on "add", click on "use custom command", insert /usr/bin/deluge and click add.
Re: Newbie - What command to launch .torrent by double-click
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:37 pm
by kklingerman
markybob wrote:kklingerman wrote:Hi,
I'm a newbie to Linux. I'm trying to instruct Ubuntu on how to launch a new torrent either by double-click or directly from Firefox. In the properties of an existing .torrent file, I am trying to input a command that will open the .torrent in Deluge-Torrent and add it. Any ideas? Thanks a bunch.
Kevin
right-click on a torrent file, click on properties, click on the "open with" tab, click on "add", click on "use custom command", insert /usr/bin/deluge and click add.
I tired this as directed and it says: Could not find application. The launcher for Deluge says "Deluge-Torrent". Any ideas? Tanks.
Re: Newbie - What command to launch .torrent by double-click
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:16 pm
by nemilar
You might try this:
Open a terminal (command prompt), and type the command:
This command will output the location of the deluge program on your system, which is usually /usr/bin/deluge, but might also be /usr/local/bin/deluge, for example. Use the output of this command as the custom command for both a double-click, and for firefox.
Hope this helps!
-- Nemmy
kklingerman wrote:markybob wrote:kklingerman wrote:Hi,
I'm a newbie to Linux. I'm trying to instruct Ubuntu on how to launch a new torrent either by double-click or directly from Firefox. In the properties of an existing .torrent file, I am trying to input a command that will open the .torrent in Deluge-Torrent and add it. Any ideas? Thanks a bunch.
Kevin
right-click on a torrent file, click on properties, click on the "open with" tab, click on "add", click on "use custom command", insert /usr/bin/deluge and click add.
I tired this as directed and it says: Could not find application. The launcher for Deluge says "Deluge-Torrent". Any ideas? Tanks.