µTorrent (also known as µT or uTorrent or uT) is a lightweight, incredible and perhaps the most popular BitTorrent Client for Windows, Linux and Mac Operating Systems. µTorrent installation in Linux is much different than that in Windows and Mac OS. In Linux, µTorrent acts like a web server and it needs to be accessed through your browser. This article will guide you to install µTorrent client in your debian based system.
Installation
Step 1: Download the .tar.gz file from the source.wget http://download.utorrent.com/linux/utorrent-server-3.0-25053.tar.gz
Step 2: Extract the downloaded archive file to the directory /opt.
sudo tar zxvf utorrent-server-3.0-25053.tar.gz -C /opt/
Step 3: Make it executable.
sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/utorrent-server-v3_0/
Step 4: Link the µTorrent to the /usr/bin directory.
sudo ln -s /opt/utorrent-server-v3_0/utserver /usr/bin/utserver
Step 5: Run the µTorrent Server.
sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8:i386
Step 6: Open your browser and enter:
http://[Your-IP-Address]:8080/gui/
For Example:
http://192.168.186.180:8080/gui/
Step 7: Enter 'Admin' as the Username and keep the Password field vacant.
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µTorrent Client Window |
Click on 'Preferences' and make necessary configuration settings.
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Preferences |
That's it!
Hi, I have followed your instructions and they worked OK (no error messages) until I got to the browser bit. Page would not open. Any ideas why would that be? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNebs
I am having same issue
DeleteAfter entering Step 5 I get:
ReplyDeleteReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package libssl0.9.8
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libssl0.9.8'
Please tell us about the OS and its version you are using.
DeleteBefore that, try-
sudo apt-get install libssl*