# How to set Deluge as default torrent application

## Check registered MIME types

    gio mime application/x-bittorrent
    gio mime x-scheme-handler/magnet

## Set Deluge as default for MIME types

    gio mime x-scheme-handler/magnet deluge.desktop
    gio mime application/x-bittorrent deluge.desktop

## Troubleshooting

    update-mime-database ~/.local/share/mime
    update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications

### XDG Check

    xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/magnet

## References

<https://help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/mime-types-custom-user.html.en>