Install utorrent server in Ubuntu 10.04LTS

How to install utorrent server in ubuntu desktop 10.04LTS

cd Downloads
wget http://download.utorrent.com/linux/utorrent-server-3.0-ubuntu-10.10-27079.tar.gz


Next, run the commands below to extract uTorrent files to the /opt directory.


sudo tar xvzf utorrent-server-3.0-ubuntu-10.10-27079.tar.gz -C /opt/


Then run the commands below to change the permission on uTorrent-server folder.


sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/utorrent-server-v3_0/


Next, run the commands below to link uTorrent server to the /user/bin directory.


sudo ln -s /opt/utorrent-server-v3_0/utserver /usr/bin/utserver


Finally, run the commands below to start uTorrent.


utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-v3_0/


If you get an error about libssl.so package missing, run the commands below to install it, then try starting it again.


sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8:i386


Now that uTorrent server is started, open your web browser (Firefox) and type the address below.


http://localhost:8080/gui/


The username is admin and leave the password field empty. 



The first thing you will want to do is specify the download folder. To do that, click Settings button.