Install Deluge BitTorrent client in Ubuntu 15.04 and Ubuntu 14.04. Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, OS X, Unix and Windows.
It uses libtorrent in its backend and features multiple user-interfaces including: GTK+, web and console. It has been designed using the client server model with a daemon process that handles all the bittorrent activity. The Deluge daemon is able to run on headless machines with the user-interfaces being able to connect remotely from any platform.
The Deluge BitTorrent client supports 3 UI – Web UI, Console UI and GTK+ UI. Deluge has a wide-array of features, including BitTorrent Protocol Encryption, local peer discovery (aka LSD), fast protocol extension, µTorrent peer exchange, password protection and proxy support.
Install Deluge BitTorrent client in Ubuntu
Deluge 1.3.12 is the latest version of the BitTorrent application. Below is the Deluge 1.3.12 (13 September 2015) change log:
- Include fix for Twisted 15.0 URI class rename
- Fixed ‘set and then get’ in config command
- Show current speed limit in statusbar
- Fixed i18n issue in Connection Manager which left users unable to connect
- Increase cookie lifespan for display settings
The Deluge 1.3.12 can be installed on Ubuntu Systems via official PPA. Open Terminal and run the following commands to install Deluge 1.3.12 in Ubuntu and Ubuntu Derivatives Systems:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install deluge
If you get ‘add-apt-repository: command not found’ error, run the command given below to fix it:
Install add-apt-repository:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
for Ubuntu 12.10, to install add-apt-repository:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
If you wish to uninstall and remove the Deluge BitTorrent application, run the command given below:
sudo apt-get install deluge