GNU/Linux Debian Bookworm Installing uTorrent – Step by step Guide
How to Install uTorrent Bittorrent Server and Client on Debian Bookworm 12 desktop/server.
And uTorrent for Debian 12 is the #1 BitTorrent Client on desktops Worldwide.
The Last uTorrent Release for Debian 7+ Make Use of the Latest OpenSSL 1.0+ Library with important Security Improvements.
uTorrent Client for Debian Features:
- Tiny
- Easy
- Accessible
- Innovative
- Cuttin Edge
- Intelligent
Finally, the Installation result a little bit Intricate and Require some basic Skill but after the Result is Worthwhile! ;)
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1. Launching Terminal
Open a Shell session
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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2. Downloading uTorrent
Download uTorrent Client+Server for Debian 7
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3. Extracting uTorrent
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/
Again Extract uTorrent Web GUI
Change to the uTorrent temporary location:cd /tmp/utorrent
Unzip the uTorrent Web UI:
unzip ./webui.zip
Possibly to Install unzip:
sudo apt install unzip
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4. Installing uTorrent
Now to Install uTorrent
First, Set the root user as Owner:sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/utorrent*
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
Then Move uTorrent to Target:sudo mv /tmp/utorrent* /opt/utorrent
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5. Installing OpenSSL
And Install/Update OpenSSL
Simply Running:sudo apt install openssl
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6. Starting uTorrent
Finally, to Start uTorrent
Change to the uTorrent Directory:cd /opt/utorrent
And Start the uTorrent Server with
sudo ./utserver
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7. Accessing Web UI
uTorrent WebGui Connection on Browser (Tested on Chrome)
Browse on:
Default Access:
user name: ‘admin’
pass: ”
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8. Setting Up uTorrent
Use the Web UI to Make Changes to uTorrent Settings.
How to Create a uTorrent Launcher on Debian desktop