uTorrent Quick Start for Mint 18.1 Serena
Hello Mint User. The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install uTorrent Server and Client on Mint 18.1 Serena LTS 32/64-bit Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce 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 Mint Features:
- Tiny
- Easy
- Accessible
- Innovative
- Cuttin Edge
- Intelligent
Finally, the Installation result a little bit Intricate and Require some basic Skill, but after all the Result is Worthwhile! ;)
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Download uTorrent Client+Server 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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Again Extract uTorrent Web GUI
With:cd /tmp/utorrent* && unzip ./webui.zip
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Now to Install uTorrent
First, Set the SuperUser as Owner:sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/utorrent*
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
And then Switch contents:sudo mv /tmp/utorrent* /opt/utorrent
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Installing/Updating OpenSSL.
apt install openssl
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Finally, to Start Up uTorrent Server
Execute:cd /opt/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 Mint Desktop