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The latest installation instructions for Deluge
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Deluge is an open-source, multi-platform, multi-interface (GTK+, web and command-line) BitTorrent client based on libtorrent-rasterbar. The Deluge daemon can run on headless machines with the user-interfaces being able to connect remotely.
The latest version available is Deluge 1.3.11, which has been recently released, coming with the below changes:
- Fixed ImportError? for users with Twisted < 10
- Fixed column issue when disabling a plugin
- Disabled use of SSLv3 protocol for DelugeRPC
- Modify SSL Context to allow >= TLSv1 protocol
- Fixed Size column to show total_wanted instead of total_size
In this article I will show you how to install Deluge 1.3.11 on Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Debian Jessie and Debian Wheezy.
Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Deluge 1.3.11 on Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivatives:
For Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivative systems, Deluge 1.3.11 is available via PPA, so installing it is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the deluge package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install deluge
Also, if you want to install the web UI, you have to install the deluge-web and deluged packages:
$ sudo apt-get install deluge-web deluged
To start the deluge interface, type deluge in your terminal. For the web interface, type deluge-web, open your internet browser, go to localhost:8112 and login. The default password is deluge.
How to install Deluge 1.3.11 on Debian Jessie
Deluge 1.3.11 is available via the default repositories of Debian Jessie, so all you have to do is update the local repository index and install the deluge package:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install deluge
Also, if you want to install the web UI, you have to install the deluge-web and deluged packages:
$ sudo apt-get install deluge-web deluged
To start the deluge interface, type deluge in your terminal. For the web interface, type deluge-web, open your internet browser, go to localhost:8112 and login. The default password is deluge.
How to install Deluge 1.3.11 on Debian Wheezy:
To install Deluge 1.3.11 on Debian Wheezy, we will use the Ubuntu 12.04 PPA. Like this:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/deluge-team/ppa/ubuntu precise main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/deluge-team/ppa/ubuntu precise main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.surfnet.nl 249AD24C
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install -t precise deluge
Also, if you want to install the web UI, you have to install the deluge-web and deluged packages:
$ sudo apt-get install deluge-web deluged
To start the deluge interface, type deluge in your terminal. For the web interface, type deluge-web in the terminal, open your internet browser, go to localhost:8112 and login. The default password is deluge.
Optional, to remove Deluge 1.3.11, from either Ubuntu, Debian or a derivative system, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove deluge*
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