First show the default magnet handler and all apps that are capable of opening magnet links:
gio mime x-scheme-handler/magnet
$ gio mime x-scheme-handler/magnet Default application for “x-scheme-handler/magnet”: org.kde.ktorrent.desktop Registered applications: org.kde.ktorrent.desktop transmission-gtk.desktop deluge.desktop Recommended applications: org.kde.ktorrent.desktop transmission-gtk.desktop deluge.desktop
To set Deluge as the default program for magnet links,
gio mime x-scheme-handler/magnet deluge.desktop
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