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Yes, it is possible launch the torrent automatically. You need a special script.

Steps to get it:
1. Open a terminal
2. Type

Code:

sudo gedit /usr/bin/utorrent

3. Paste the following text

Code:

#!/bin/sh

cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/utorrent
if [ "$1" != "" ]; then
	var="`echo $1 | sed 's/\//\\\/g'`"
	var="Z:${var}"
	wine utorrent.exe "$var"
else
	wine utorrent.exe
fi

Modify the path to the utorrent directory where needed
4. Save and close Gedit
5. Type

Code:

sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/utorrent

You can now launch utorrent from anywhere by typing 'utorrent' (no .exe)
To open .torrents automatically from firefox set the utorrent file as the default program.

August 25th, 2006	#11
505 Way Too Much Ubuntu Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Netherlands Beans: 284 Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope	Re: Torrent Link launching uTorrent possible ? Yes, it is possible launch the torrent automatically. You need a special script. Steps to get it: 1. Open a terminal 2. Type Code: sudo gedit /usr/bin/utorrent 3. Paste the following text Code: #!/bin/sh cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/utorrent if [ "$1" != "" ]; then var="`echo $1 \| sed 's/\//\\\/g'`" var="Z:${var}" wine utorrent.exe "$var" else wine utorrent.exe fi Modify the path to the utorrent directory where needed 4. Save and close Gedit 5. Type Code: sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/utorrent You can now launch utorrent from anywhere by typing 'utorrent' (no .exe) To open .torrents automatically from firefox set the utorrent file as the default program.