BitTorrent
bittorrent is a peer-assisted, file distribution protocol that can be used to efficiently download large files from the web, such as the Fedora Core CDs. It should already be installed on your system. If not, use yum:
~>
sudo yum install bittorrent bittorrent-gui
Hit 'y' when asked
if you want to install the programs and their dependencies.bittorrent is now installed, but you must be sure that you have the appropriate holes poked into your Firewall. See the Firewall page for details.
Azureus
azureus is a Java bittorrent client that provides a nice graphical front end. To install it, use yum:
~>
sudo yum install azureus
Hit 'y' when asked
if you want to install the programs and their dependencies.Again, be sure that you have the appropriate holes poked into your Firewall. See the Firewall page for details.
Now source your .bashrc file:
~>
source ~/.bashrc
To
run azureus,
type: ~>
azureus &
To
configure azureus
for use, click Next
for English,
or select
another language first when the Configuration Wizard opens.
Then
select the Advanced
radio button and click Next.
Select your line
speed, and click Next
once again. Then select incoming TCP
Port 6881, which should correspond to the TCP (and UDP) Port
that you
setup in iptables
for the firewall.
Click the Test
button, and if your iptables
firewall and external
router firewall are configured properly (and have the appropriate ports
open), you will see a message that says "Testing port 6881 ... OK!".
Click Next,
and browse to the folder that you want to save your
bittorrent
files. Then click Finish
and Close.NOTE: If azureus crashes, you may have to delete your ~/.azureus config file first.