uTorrent is the most popular torrent client available for Linux systems. uTorrent downloads file very fast and efficiently as possible without slowing other online activities. This article will help you to install uTorrent on Ubuntu, Debian & LinuxMint systems with easy steps.
Step 1 – Prerequisites
Before installing uTorrent on the system first install required packages using the following command.
sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8:i386
Step 2 – Setup uTorrent
Download the uTorrent server source code from its official website.
cd /usr/src sudo wget http://download.utorrent.com/linux/utorrent-server-3.0-25053.tar.gz
Now extract the downloaded archive using the following command.
sudo tar xvzf utorrent-server-3.0-25053.tar.gz sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/src/utorrent-server-v3_0/
Now make a softlink of utserver to systems bin directory.
sudo ln -s /usr/src/utorrent-server-v3_0/utserver /usr/bin/utserver
Step 3 – Start uTorrent Server
Finally, start the uTorrent server using the following command:
utserver -settingspath /usr/src/utorrent-server-v3_0/
uTorrent server will start on port 8080 on the local system. Open a web browser and connect to your system on port 8080 as below URL.
http://localhost:8080/gui/
Username: admin Password: <keep it empty>
