µTorrent is a closed source BitTorrent client owned by BitTorrent Inc, It is the most widely used BitTorrent client next to Xunlei. uTorrent uses BitTorrent protocol for transferring the larger files, and peer-to-peer networks have been estimated at about 35% of all internet traffic. The uTorrent is very thin, lightweight torrent client and it uses very minimal computer resources while offering full functionality comparable to other larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet
It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X as a client software. In Linux, uTorrent is installed as server software and it provides a web-based interface for managing the downloads.
Here is the step by step guide install uTorrent on Ubuntu 16.04.
If you are looking for the best open source alternative to uTorrent, then go for qBittorrent.
READ: Install qBittorrent on Ubuntu 16.04 / Linux Mint 18 / Fedora 25 – Alternative to uTorrent
Open Terminal ( Ctrl + Alt + T ).
Install libssl.
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libssl1.0.0 libssl-dev
Download the Latest version of the uTorrent server from the official website or simply enter the following command to download the current version (3.3) on the terminal.
### 32 bit ### $ wget http://download-new.utorrent.com/endpoint/utserver/os/linux-i386-ubuntu-13-04/track/beta/ -O utserver.tar.gz ### 64 bit ### $ wget http://download-new.utorrent.com/endpoint/utserver/os/linux-x64-ubuntu-13-04/track/beta/ -O utserver.tar.gz
Once you have downloaded, extract the file into /opt directory
$ sudo tar -zxvf utserver.tar.gz -C /opt/
Set an executable permission to the extracted directory for running the uTorrent Server.
$ sudo chmod 777 /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/
Link uTorrent Server to /usr/bin/ directory.
$ sudo ln -s /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/utserver /usr/bin/utserver
Start uTorrent Server by executing the following command.
$ utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &
Once you run the command, navigate your web browser to the following address.
http://your-ip-address:8080/gui
Username is admin and leave the password field empty.
Once you have logged in, set the download directory. To do that, click on Settings (Gear Icon) –> Directories –>
Screen Shot of uTorrent running.
If you want to start the uTorrent automatically on system boot, you can look at the configuring script to run Utorrent on system startup.
That’s all!
Hi, I followed every step but at the end I didn’t make utorrent running. After the last commend, I only got numbers such as “[2] 7478” “[3] 7486”. Could you please help me with this?
Thanks in advance.
ran@ran-ThinkPad-T420:~$ utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &
ran@ran-ThinkPad-T420:~$ utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &
[2] 7478
ran@ran-ThinkPad-T420:~$ utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &
[3] 7486
ran@ran-ThinkPad-T420:~$ utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &
[4] 7494
ran@ran-ThinkPad-T420:~$ utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &
[5] 7502
Hi ,
Once after executing that command.
Open up your web browser on Ubuntu
And enter the URL like below
http://127.0.0.1:8080/GUI
Or
You need to mention your system IP like
http://192.168.0.1:8080/gui
it shows the page of “invalid request”
can you share us the screen shot
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It’s look like the utorrent is not running.
Use below command to see whether it is running or not.
netstat -antup | grep -i 8080
share me the output of above command.
u r right ..problem is in one step before …
:~$ sudo ln -s /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/utserver /usr/bin/utserver
ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘/usr/bin/utserver’: File exists
:~$ utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &
[1] 4554
how to slove it?
i m just begining user ubuntu so i have no proper knowledge of it….
Use the ps -ef | grep -i 4554 to see whether the process is running or not.
If you still face issue, why not try qBittorrent (i personally feel it is best).
Hi
I’ve ran all the commands and when I did the last one, I’m getting below.
root@R8-H0N2K:/# utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &
[1] 27276
root@R8-H0N2K:/# bash: /usr/bin/utserver: No such file or directory
And my browser says it’s unable to connect when I’m accessing the URL.
Thanks.
Thank you!!
hi. when i try to use my ip address to navigate the web, it doesn’t work
getting execution format error. “cannont execute binary file”.
tried both 32 bit and 64 bit. same result.n
When it says “Mention that directory”, what are we supposed to enter?
Hi,
It could be /tmp/ or /your/home/directory or any path to store the data
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dowanload utorrent successfully . i add torrent file but it will not start download. how to dowanload from torrent or import torrent file …..
Choose .torrent file instead of torrent.exe