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In this tutorial we will show you how to install uTorrent on your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, uTorrent is a freeware and a closed source BitTorrent Client. One of the most used lightweight BitTorrent Client, Now it is available for Linux as uTorrent server. The µTorrent is designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet and also it provides performance, stability, and support for older hardware and versions of operating system. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation uTorrent on BitTorrent Client on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver server.

Install uTorrent on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver

Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt-get commands in the terminal.

Step 2. Install required dependencies.

Open Terminal and run the following command to install dependency libraries. Assign the password for the user when asked:

Step 3. Installing uTorrent on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

First thing to do is to go to uTorrent’s download page and download the latest stable version of uTorrent, At the moment of writing this article it is version 3.3:

Run command to extract the downloaded server to /opt/:

Set an executable permission to the extracted directory for running the uTorrent server:

Run the command to link uTorrent server to the /user/bin directory:

Finally start uTorrent server:

Step 4. Accessing uTorrent.

uTorrent will be available on HTTP port 8080 by default. Open your favorite browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com:8080 or http://your-ip-address:8080/gui. It will ask you the username and password. The default username is admin and leave the password field empty.

If you want to start the uTorrent using a graphical mode instead of a command line, then follow the below steps to Create Gnome Launcher for μTorrent (uTorrent).

First, Create a .desktop file inside the /usr/share/applications/ directory.

Add the following content into the utorrent.desktop file:

Now, you can start the uTorrent client service from Activities -> Search for uTorrent.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed uTorrent. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing μTorrent (uTorrent) BitTorrent Client in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver systems. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official uTorrent web site.

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In this tutorial we will show you how to install uTorrent on your Ubuntu 17.04 server. For those of you who didn’t know, uTorrent is a freeware and a closed source BitTorrent Client. One of the most used lightweight BitTorrent Client, Now it is available for Linux as uTorrent server. The µTorrent is designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet and also it provides performance, stability, and support for older hardware and versions of operating system. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation uTorrent on BitTorrent Client on Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus server.

Install uTorrent on Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus

Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt-get commands in the terminal.

Step 2. Install required dependencies.

Open Terminal and run the following command to install dependency libraries. Assign the password for the user when asked:

Step 3. Installing uTorrent.

First thing to do is to go to uTorrent’s download page and download the latest stable version of uTorrent, At the moment of writing this article it is version 3.3:

Run command to extract the downloaded server to /opt/:

Set an executable permission to the extracted directory for running the uTorrent server:

Run the command to link uTorrent server to the /user/bin directory:

Finally start uTorrent server:

Step 4. Accessing uTorrent.

uTorrent will be available on HTTP port 8080 by default. Open your favorite browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com:8080 or http://your-ip-address:8080/gui. It will ask you the username and password. The default username is admin and leave the password field empty.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed uTorrent. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing μTorrent (uTorrent) BitTorrent Client in Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus systems. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official uTorrent web site.

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In this tutorial we will show you how to install and configuration of uTorrent on your Ubuntu 16.04 server. For those of you who didn’t know, uTorrent is a freeware and a closed source BitTorrent Client. One of the most used lightweight BitTorrent Client, Now it is available for Linux as uTorrent server. The µTorrent is designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet and also it provides performance, stability, and support for older hardware and versions of operating system. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation uTorrent on a Ubuntu 16.04 server.

Install uTorrent on Ubuntu 16.04

Step 1. First make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt-get commands in the terminal.

Step 2. Install dependency library.

Open Terminal and run the following command to install dependency libraries. Assign the password for the user when asked:

Step 3. Installing uTorrent.

First thing to do is to go to  uTorrent’s download page and download the latest stable version of uTorrent, At the moment of writing this article it is version 3.3:

Move the downloaded tar.gz directory to /opt directory. Run the following commands or you can also do it manually:

Set an executable permission to the extracted directory for running the uTorrent server:

Run the command to link uTorrent server to the /user/bin directory:

Finally, start uTorrent Server by executing the following command:

Step 4. Accessing uTorrent.

uTorrent will be available on HTTP port 8080 by default. Open your favorite browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com:8080 or http://your-ip-address:8080/gui. It will ask you the username and password. The default username is admin and leave the password field empty. Also, if you are using a firewall, please open port 8080 to enable access to the control panel.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed uTorrent. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing μTorrent (uTorrent) in Ubuntu 16.04 systems. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official uTorrent web site.

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For those of you who didn’t know, uTorrent is a freeware and a closed source BitTorrent Client. One of the most used lightweight BitTorrent Client, Now it is available for Linux as uTorrent Server. The µTorrent is designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet and also it provides performance, stability, and support for older hardware and versions of operating system.It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple. I will show you through the step by step installation uTorrent on Ubuntu 14.04 server.

Install uTorrent on Ubuntu 14.04

Step 1. First, Install dependency library.

Open Terminal and run the following command to install dependency libraries. Assign the password for the user when asked:

Step 2. Download uTorrent package.

Download the latest version of µTorrent server from the official website or simply enter the following command to download the current version:

Move the downloaded tar.gz directory to /opt directory. Run the following commands or you can also do it manually:

Run the following commands to give proper permission to the uTorrent:

Run the command to link uTorrent server to the /user/bin directory:

Step 3. Start uTorrent Server.

Now you can start the utorrent server by using the following command in terminal:

Step 4. Log into uTorrent.

Now you can access the utorrent server from your browser, go to the following link:

Important: Type the User Name as admin and leave the password field as empty and click ok. Check the screen shot below.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed uTorrent. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing μTorrent (uTorrent) in Ubuntu 14.04 systems. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official uTorrent web site.

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