UbuntuHelp:BitTorrent
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BitTorrent is a method of downloading big files. The big file is broken down into smaller parts and it automatically fetches parts from multiple hosts at once. It also shares the parts you've already downloaded with others, so that everybody shares and benefits. It is a good way to download Ubuntu iso releases, especially when the regular release sites are slow, since it actually gets faster when there are lots of users downloading and sharing at once. Bittorrent is considered a Peer-to-Peer(P2P) application. To see other P2P applications, see P2PHowTo. Ubuntu includes a graphical bittorrent client already installed. Kubuntu includes the KTorrent graphical client already installed.
Also see the BitTorrent Wikipedia article on BitTorrent.
For help with Synaptic for installing other software, see SynapticHowto.
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Using BitTorrent
To start a torrent download, click on a .torrent file in your web browser. The software will then ask you where you want to save the file and keep you updated on the progress.
You can also save the .torrent link to a folder. Double-clicking on the .torrent will then open the bittorrent client.
In addition, the program can be launched in Gnome by selecting Applications->Internet->BitTorrent. If it is not there make it visible with Applications->Accessories->Alacarte Menu Editor, or if you don't have that, launch Alacarte by pressing Alt+F2 and typing alacarte.
You can also pause or stop a download, and resume it later on.
Official Ubuntu Clients
Transmission
UbuntuHelp:Transmission is a lightweight GTK+ client, and is the offical Ubuntu client as of the 8.04 Hardy Heron release.
Original BitTorrent client
BitTorrent is the original BitTorrent client, developed by Bram Cohen, the creator of the BitTorrent protocol. The version in Ubuntu is out-of-date and "no-frills" but is freely-licensed. The base package (bittorrent, with btdownloadcurses for command line use) and GUI package (gnome-btdownload) are installed by default as part of the Ubuntu desktop install in versions up to 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon.
Other Clients
Various other bittorrent clients are available, with varying features.
Azureus - Java-based client
Azureus is a Java-based bittorrent client with a lot of features. To install Azureus, see AzureusHowTo.
BitTornado
Bit``Tornado is a very fast Python based BitTorrent client. The standalone non-GUI package is available in the Officially supported Networking section and the GUI package is available in the Networking (Universe) section.
Deluge
Deluge: a native, full-featured bittorrent client for Gnome.
KTorrent - Torrent client for KDE
UbuntuHelp:KTorrent is a KDE bittorrent client. It has many features, including the ability to preview multimedia files and minimize to the notification area. Installed by default in Kubuntu.
MonoTorrent
A cross platform open source .NET Framework based BitTorrent Client written in C#. Frontends: Curses TUI, Gtk GUI, WinForms GUI MonoTorrent homepage, MonoTorrent source, WinForms GUI homepage, MonoTorrent Blog, GSOC summary
Opera
The Opera browser has built in support for Bit Torrent files. To install Opera, see OperaBrowser
rtorrent
A torrent client written in C with an ncurses interface for minimal bloat.
TorrentFlux
TorrentFlux is a PHP based BitTorrent controller that runs on a web. Manage all of your BitTorrent downloads from anywhere through a convenient and easy-to-use web interface.
µTorrent
µTorrent is one of the popular torrent clients. utorrent uses minimal resources compared to most other torrent clients. utorrent works well under Wine