Rabu, 16 Desember 2009

Torrent Downloader for Ubuntu Linux

Well, I think there are some different applications available on Linux to download torrent files. But which one's best? I think I found one application that suits my needs for this kinda stuff.

Just for sharing, I've tried using Tucan, but i think it's not 'that' good for me. The one that i think is best for me is VUZE or Azureus.

There are two ways where you can install Vuze to your Linux.

1. Use : sudo apt-get install vuze on your terminal. It will install the application directly to your PC, including the necessary packages (Java Open JDK and etc) and after that done, you can run the application from the Applications --> Internet --> Vuze. Its the easiest way, but the thing is, you'd get the pretty old version of Vuze.

2. For the newest version, you have to download the Vuze package from www.vuze.com and then extract the downloaded file into a folder that you wish to be your Vuze folder. Change to the Vuze directory where the files were extracted.
Start vuze by typing this on the terminal : ./azureus .
Normally, it will downloaded the needed java packages to your PC before it runs. But in case it doesn't go like that, you can install java manually from your terminal by using this command :

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre sun-java6-jdk

After that, you will be able to run vuze anytime from terminal (by changing into the directory and using ./azureus command.

I suppose, you can try both of ways to see which one you'd like the best.

Cheers! :)

1 komentar:

Arun mengatakan...

There is also a built in torrent downloader in ubuntu named Transmission Bittorent Client. It is inside Applications -> Internet -> Transmission BitTorrent Client. It is not as good as vuze though. Great post