Thread: uTorrent under Ubuntu

These days, BitTorrent is the mainly well-liked P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing protocol. Whether you need to distribute several files or else you just want to dig up your hands on the most recent Linux distributions, then you must make use of a BitTorrent client.

There are lots of BitTorrent clients for Linux, starting with the old as well as classical BitTorrent (yes, just like the protocol) as well as ending with the brand new-fangled Deluge, as well as anywhere in the middle we can itemize very well-liked BitTorrent clients like Azureus, Transmission or else rTorrent, every one offering very attractive features as well as functionality.

On the other hand (and this is what we're going to talk about today), if you have "Windows friends", you must have heard them talking concerning that very tiny as well as light BitTorrent client which is well-known as uTorrent, a BitTorrent client with remarkable features, like quicker download speeds, intellectual configurable disk caching, trackerless support, etc. Now, you have Linux and that's a Windows software, what do you do? Very easy, pursue the directions below!

Editor's note: The subsequent instruction assumes that you have the most recent edition of the Linux operating system you use. In our case, Ubuntu!

Step 1 - Install Wine

Go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager...



Search for wine...



Click on the little box in front of the wine entry as well as choose the "Mark for Installation" option...



Click on the "Mark" button when asked to set up the necessary dependencies...



And after that Click on the "Apply" button... as well as again to verify the installation...

Wait for the packages to be downloaded...’



...and installed...



When the installation is complete, close Synaptic as well as continue to the next step!

Step 2 - Download as well as Install uTorrent

Download uTorrent's installer. And after that right click on the utorrent.exe file as well as select the "Open with "Wine Windows Program Loader"" option...



The uTorrent installer wizard will appear. Uncheck all the boxes as well as click on the "Install" button...

uTorrent's main window will appear!



Step 3 - Generate uTorrent Desktop Shortcut

In this last step, we're going to make a desktop shortcut for the uTorrent software that we've just installed.

Right click on your desktop as well as choose "Create Launcher..."...



On the new launcher window, fill in the fields as follows:

Type: Application
Name: uTorrent
Command: wine "/home/YOURUSERNAME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/uTorrent/uTorrent.exe"



Note: Replace "YOURUSERNAME" in the Command field above, with your username (e.g. /home/marius)

Select a appropriate symbol, as well as click on the OK. Now all you have to do in sort to take pleasure in uTorrent is to double click on the uTorrent shortcut on your desktop. And Enjoy!