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At first an xdg-open handler is necessary:

~/bin/ssh-handler
#!/bin/bash

d=${1#ssh://} # get destination from url

# call your preferred terminal
#gnome-terminal -e "ssh $d" &
terminator -e "ssh $d" &

You have to define the terminal you want to open in the last line (depends on what you have installed and what you want to use).

To test this call ~/bin/ssh-hander.sh ssh://user@host and a new terminal should open.

Now you need a desktop handler:

~/.local/share/applications/ssh-handler.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=SSH Handler
Exec=/home/alex/bin/ssh-handler %u
Icon=utilities-terminal
StartupNotify=false
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/ssh

And at last the application mimetype you want to use has to be linked with the desktop handler:

~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
[Default Applications]
text/html=google-chrome.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mattermost=Mattermost.desktop
x-scheme-handler/vscode=Code.desktop
x-scheme-handler/ssh=ssh-handler.desktop

The last line was added therefore.

Now it should work. A click on a link like ssh://user@192.168.100.108 should bring your Browser to ask what to do. Select the "SSH handler" or "xdg-open" and it should open the terminal.

Last update: December 11, 2021