HOW TO INSTALL QBITTORRENT LINUX TORRENT CLIENT IN UBUNTU 16.04
HOW TO INSTALL QBITTORRENT LINUX TORRENT CLIENT IN UBUNTU 16.04
Introduction
In this article we are going to discuss on How to install qbittorrent Linux torrent client application in ubuntu 16.04. qbttorrent is an open source application is used to download peer to peer files which are shared on internet. qbittorrent is a alternative application of Bittorrent and Utorrent. This is a cross platform application, available for almost all major operating systems i.e. Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Free BSD..etc..
Like other torrent client you can find below features on qbittorrent :
- You can use qbittorrent linux torrent client to download files from different format of links i.e. Magnet Links, Encrypted Links, Private Torrents..etc.
- You can control the bandwidth by using this torrent. Bandwidth control in the sense you can set till what size the qbittorrent should download the files.
- you can create your own torrent and share files on internet
- can be download the files from internet in category eg : Videos are Different, Music files are different, Ebooks are different and so on.
Follow the below steps to install qbittorrent Linux Torrent Client in Ubuntu 16.04
Before we start the installation of qbittorrent linux torrent client we have to install official repository of qbittorrent as qbittorrent not comes under default repository of Ubuntu. So to install the repository refer the below command.
elinuxbook@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable # Install Repository
[sudo] password for elinuxbook:
Packages for the stable series of qBittorrent
More info: https://launchpad.net/~qbittorrent-team/+archive/ubuntu/qbittorrent-stable
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpzhh3xny7/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpzhh3xny7/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 7CA69FC4 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpzhh3xny7/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 7CA69FC4: public key "Launchpad PPA for qBittorrent Team" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
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After installed the repository of qbittorrent linux torrent client just update all installed packages and repositories by using below command.
elinuxbook@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update # Update Packages & Repositories
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.1 kB]
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [2,316 B]
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [1,380 B]
Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Fetched 21.8 kB in 1s (13.1 kB/s)
AppStream cache update completed, but some metadata was ignored due to errors.
Reading package lists... Done
Now let’s go ahead and install qbittorrent Linux torrent client using below command.
elinuxbook@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install qbittorrent # Install qbittorrent linux torrent client
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libtorrent-rasterbar8
Suggested packages:
libtorrent-rasterbar-dbg qbittorrent-dbg
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libtorrent-rasterbar8 qbittorrent
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 481 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,712 kB of archives.
After this operation, 9,122 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 libtorrent-rasterbar8 i386 1.0.11+git20172003.8736a59adc-1ppa1~xenial1 [878 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 qbittorrent i386 3.3.13-0ppa1~xenial [3,834 kB]
Fetched 4,712 kB in 26s (179 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libtorrent-rasterbar8.
(Reading database ... 172440 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libtorrent-rasterbar8_1.0.11+git20172003.8736a59adc-1ppa1~xenial1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libtorrent-rasterbar8 (1.0.11+git20172003.8736a59adc-1ppa1~xenial1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package qbittorrent.
Preparing to unpack .../qbittorrent_3.3.13-0ppa1~xenial_i386.deb ...
Unpacking qbittorrent (3.3.13-0ppa1~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libtorrent-rasterbar8 (1.0.11+git20172003.8736a59adc-1ppa1~xenial1) ...
Setting up qbittorrent (3.3.13-0ppa1~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
You can confirm the installed qbittorrent linux torrent client package by using below command.
elinuxbook@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -l qbittorrent # Confirm the Installed Package
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-====================================-=======================-=======================-=============================================================================
ii qbittorrent 3.3.13-0ppa1~xenial i386 bittorrent client based on libtorrent-rasterbar with a Qt4 GUI
So we are done with installation of qbittorrent with it’s all required dependencies. Now to open the qbittorrent linux torrent client just type qbittorrent at shell prompt. Refer the command below.
elinuxbook@ubuntu:~$ qbittorrent
Here you have to click on I Agree to accept the Legal Notice of qbittorrent linux torrent client.
AGREE TO QBITTORRENT LEGAL NOTICE
Refer the below snap of qbittorrent linux torrent client.
QBITTORRENT LINUX TORRENT CLIENT
Also you can open the qbitorrent through package manager graphically. Refer the snapshot below.
OPEN QBITTORRENT LINUX TORRENT CLIENT GRAPHICALLY
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