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How to Install uTorrent on Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint

Ramashankar — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:32:43 +0000

Torrent is around us from decades and people still find it hard to install on their system. I will share some simple steps that you can follow to smoothly install uTorrent in any of these or similar Linux distros.

How To Install uTorrent On Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint

Using Official Website

The most recent version of uTorrent for Linux was released for Ubuntu 13.04, but it will still work on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Go to the uTorrent Linux download page to download the uTorrent server package for Ubuntu 13.04.

Command Line Approach

Follow these basic commands to install Torrent on your Linux Device.

sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8:i386
cd /usr/src sudo wget http://download.utorrent.com/linux/utorrent-server-3.0-25053.tar.gz
sudo tar xvzf utorrent-server-3.0-25053.tar.gz sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/src/utorrent-server-v3_0/
sudo ln -s /usr/src/utorrent-server-v3_0/utserver /usr/bin/utserver
utserver -settingspath /usr/src/utorrent-server-v3_0/

Features Of uTorrent

Linux’s native uTorrent client is a web-based application, so you’ll be using uTorrent via a web browser.

Distributed hash table (DHT)
UPnP port mapping
NAT-PMP port mapping
Upload rate limiting
Download rate limiting
Queuing
Configurable limit on the number of simultaneously uploading peers
Incremental file allocation
Block-level piece picking
Separate threads for file-check and download
Single thread and single port for multiple torrent downloads
BitTorrent extension protocol
Multi-tracker extension support

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored different methods to install uTorrent on Ubuntu and other similar Linux distros. By following the steps in this tutorial, you can get uTorrent up and running in a couple of minutes. If you come across any issues, then share them in the comments section, and I would be more than happy to assist you.

How To Reset MySQL Root Password?

Ramashankar — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:03:14 +0000

Everyone is their life have forgotten tons of password and I'm one of those too. However, resetting the password isn't a hard task at all. This article will teach you to reset the MySQL Root Password with ease. You can learn about it in detail here on TheDroidGenome.

Pre-requisites

You must have root access to your server before you can start resetting it. You can obtain it easily with the help of sudo command.

Reset MySQL Password

First things first, stop the MySQL Server.
sudo service mysql stop
Once the server is stopped, restart it the —skip-grant-tables option
mysql_safe --skip-grant-tables &
Connect to MySQL by the following command
mysql -uroot
Setup new password using following command
UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('updated-password') WHERE User='root';
Now, Restart you server to take it in effect.
sudo service mysql restart

Wrapping Up

That's how you can reset your MySQL password easily. Let me know if you get any errors or queries. I will be more than happy to help you out.

How to Install Kodi on Ubuntu

Ramashankar — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:42:05 +0000

This guide will teach you to install Kodi on your Ubuntu Devices. Many of you may not know what Kodi is? Kodi is a free and open source media player, previously known as XBOX Media Centre. With the help of Kodi, You can watch popular Movies, TV Shows, Seasons and Episodes, Music & Audiobooks, Music Videos, Live TV and PVR, Pictures & Comic Books for free. It also runs on Debian, Linux Mint and other operating systems.

Install Kodi on Ubuntu-based Linux distros via PPA

Install Kodi on Ubuntu-based Linux distros via PPA. Install Kodi by running following command

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install kodi

Start Kodi by running the following command in Terminal:

kodi

Kodi Repositories

These are following Build Types of Kodi

ppa:team-xbmc/ppa - Final release builds
ppa:team-xbmc/unstable - Betas and release candidates
ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly - Nightly builds

Install the repository of choice by replacing the build PPA.

sudo apt install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository -ysP team-xbmc/[build type] sudo apt install kodi

Conclusion

With the help of this guide, we learnt how can we install Kodi on Ubuntu. Feel free to comment down your issues, I will be more than happy to help you.