amgeex
August 26th, 2006, 06:43 PM
This are instructions to download and install the Transmission Bittorrent client on Ubuntu Dapper Drake (tested on 6.06.1).
Download the Dapper packages from:
http://acorbeaux.free.fr/packages/
http://gir.deefa.com/debian/transmission/
The first link has the most recent version built based on snapshots from the transmission homepage.
The second link hosts several other packages, but it hosts the recommended one for dapper, which is transmission_0.6.1-1_i386.deb
How to install:
Just double click on the .deb file you downloaded and the package installer should start up, install the package and notify you that it has been successfully installed.
How to start Transmission:
Open up a terminal by going to Applications > Accesories > Terminal and type:
transmission-gtk
Additionaly, you could make a launcher in your desktop with the following properties: See attached image.
How to set Transmission as your default Bittorrent client for Firefox:
1. Navigate to your favorite bittorrent tracker.
2. Find a torrent you want to download and click it.
3. Firefox's download window should pop up with two options: Open with and Save to Disk. Make shure Open with is selected, now, click on the drop down list and select 'other'. Now on the left pane click 'Filesystem' and navigate to /usr/local/bin and select 'transmission-gtk', click open, and you're almost done. Now just tick the 'Do this automatically for files like this from now on.' option and click 'Ok'. Done!
Hope you find this helpfull! :D
Download the Dapper packages from:
http://acorbeaux.free.fr/packages/
http://gir.deefa.com/debian/transmission/
The first link has the most recent version built based on snapshots from the transmission homepage.
The second link hosts several other packages, but it hosts the recommended one for dapper, which is transmission_0.6.1-1_i386.deb
How to install:
Just double click on the .deb file you downloaded and the package installer should start up, install the package and notify you that it has been successfully installed.
How to start Transmission:
Open up a terminal by going to Applications > Accesories > Terminal and type:
transmission-gtk
Additionaly, you could make a launcher in your desktop with the following properties: See attached image.
How to set Transmission as your default Bittorrent client for Firefox:
1. Navigate to your favorite bittorrent tracker.
2. Find a torrent you want to download and click it.
3. Firefox's download window should pop up with two options: Open with and Save to Disk. Make shure Open with is selected, now, click on the drop down list and select 'other'. Now on the left pane click 'Filesystem' and navigate to /usr/local/bin and select 'transmission-gtk', click open, and you're almost done. Now just tick the 'Do this automatically for files like this from now on.' option and click 'Ok'. Done!
Hope you find this helpfull! :D