Script for automated rtorrent installation with rutorrent for Ubuntu 10.04!

[CyberAngel]

apt-cache policy rtorrent
rtorrent:
  Installiert: (keine)
  Kandidat: 0.8.6-1
  Versions-Tabelle:
     0.8.6-1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages

(keine) means none...

Did you run the script as root?

You should have rtorrent installed from another ppa repository there!

Try to download and re-run the script once more!

If this is not working again, run this command:

apt-get update && apt-get -y install python-software-properties && add-apt-repository ppa:patricksissons/rtorrent && apt-get install rtorrent

and the run the apt-cache policy one again to make sure that it is installed from the correct repository.

[nilsja]

sudo apt-cache policy rtorrent
rtorrent:
  Installiert: 0.8.6-3~patricksissons0
  Kandidat: 0.8.6-3~patricksissons0
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 0.8.6-3~patricksissons0 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/patricksissons/rtorrent/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.8.6-1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages

but the messages in the rutorrent gui still are:

[21.01.2011 20:53:48] WebUI started.
[21.01.2011 20:53:48] Bad link to rTorrent. Check if it is really running. Check $scgi_port and $scgi_host settings in config.php and scgi_port in rTorrent configuration file.
[21.01.2011 20:53:48] rssurlrewrite: Plugin will not work. It require existence of plugin(s) rss

[CyberAngel]

sudo apt-cache policy rtorrent
rtorrent:
  Installiert: 0.8.6-3~patricksissons0
  Kandidat: 0.8.6-3~patricksissons0
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 0.8.6-3~patricksissons0 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/patricksissons/rtorrent/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.8.6-1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages

but the messages in the rutorrent gui still are:

[21.01.2011 20:53:48] WebUI started.
[21.01.2011 20:53:48] Bad link to rTorrent. Check if it is really running. Check $scgi_port and $scgi_host settings in config.php and scgi_port in rTorrent configuration file.
[21.01.2011 20:53:48] rssurlrewrite: Plugin will not work. It require existence of plugin(s) rss

From the errors I see, it means that the script didn't ran correctly.

Please re-download it, make it executable and then run it again:

chmod +x rtorrent_server.sh
sudo ./rtorrent_server.sh <add-your-username-here>

[Vrutin]

Its working had no problems installed in 2 minutes...
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Though, How Would I Add another user?

[CyberAngel]

Its working had no problems installed in 2 minutes...
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Though, How Would I Add another user?

rutorrent does not support many users.
You can make it work (search for "rutorrent multi user" in google) but it's not easy so I didn't bother as a single user is enough for my needs.

[pendhu]

Hi CyberAngel,

Great work my friend, I ran the script as per your instructions, it installed within a couple of minutes and I'm up and running already, I definately recommend this brilliant script for a painless install of rutorrent on Ubuntu 10.04, just make sure you follow the instructions and you can't go wrong.

Keep up the good work mate!

Rgds
pendhu

[kevinamadeus2]

OMG! Thank you soo much for this script!
I am a Linux noob and all the guides setting up rtorrent with rutorrent cause so many errors. You can't image how much time I wasted for failures. And now I used 2 mins for all things set up!

[CyberAngel]

I am glad that this script helped more people

Thank you for you kind comments!

[DpGonzo]

After 4 hours of frustration in trying to get rtorrent to work with rpc plugin on my Mythbuntu 10.04, your script was a desk-saver (the desk survived the continuing blows of frustrastion...)

Thanx a lot CyberAngel!

[CyberAngel]

....your script was a desk-saver...

I can add it to the feature list!!
hahahaha