uTorrent Quick Start for Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install uTorrent Server and Client on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak GNU+Linux Desktop.
First, the last uTorrent Release for Ubuntu 13+ Based Make Use of the Latest OpenSSL 1.0+ Library with important Security Improvements.
Especially relevant: uTorrent is the #1 BitTorrent Client on Desktops Worldwide.
Moreover, the uTorrent Client for Ubuntu Features:
- Tiny
- Easy
- Accessible
- Innovative
- Cuttin Edge
- Intelligent
The Installation is quite Intricate and Require a little Patience but after the Result is Worthwhile! ;)
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Open a Shell session
Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Download uTorrent Client for Ubuntu 13.04
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Then Extract uTorrent into /tmp
Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click and Open with Archive Manager:
Or from Command Line:tar xvzf ~/Downloads/utserver.tar.gz -C /tmp/
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Check/Install UnZip.
which unzip
If Not on System then
sudo apt-get install unzip
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Again Extract uTorrent Web GUI
With:cd /tmp/utorrent* && unzip ./webui.zip
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Relocate uTorrent
Login as SuperUser (right for the time necessary to complete this process)sudo su
Set the SuperUser as Owner of UTorrent stuff
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/utorrent*
sudo mv /tmp/utorrent* /opt/utorrent
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And Install/Update OpenSSL
Simply Running:sudo apt-get install openssl
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Starting uTorrent Server
End your SuperUser session withexit
Switch to the UTorrent location
cd /opt/utorrent
Launch UTorrent:
sudo ./utserver
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uTorrent WebGui Connection on Browser (Tested on Chrome)
Browse on:
Default Access:
user name: ‘admin’
pass: ”
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Use the Web UI to Make Changes to uTorrent Settings.
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How to Create a uTorrent Launcher on Ubuntu Desktop