How to install qBittorrent 4.2.1 in Ubuntu Linux. Learn how to run qBittorrent on Ubuntu and uninstall qBittorrent Ubuntu.
qBittorrent Features
- Polished µTorrent-like User Interface
- Well-integrated and extensible Search Engine
- Simultaneous search in many Torrent search sites
- Category-specific search requests (e.g. Books, Music, Software)
- RSS feed support with advanced download filters (incl. regex)
- Many Bittorrent extensions supported:
- Magnet links
- Distributed hash table (DHT), peer exchange protocol (PEX), local peer discovery (LSD)
- Private torrents
- Encrypted connections
- and many more…
- Remote control through Web user interface, written with AJAX
- Nearly identical to the regular GUI
- Sequential downloading (Download in order)
- Advanced control over torrents, trackers and peers
- Torrents queueing and prioritizing
- Torrent content selection and prioritizing
- Bandwidth scheduler
- Torrent creation tool
- IP Filtering (eMule & PeerGuardian format compatible)
- IPv6 compliant
- UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding support
- Available on all platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OS/2
- Available in ~70 languages
qBittorrent 4.2.1 Changelog
- FEATURE: Enable portable mode if “profile” directory exists (Tester798)
- FEATURE: Enable “Apply rate limit to peers on LAN” option by default (Chocobo1)
- BUGFIX: Sync translations from Transifex and run lupdate (sledgehammer999)
- BUGFIX: Don’t unnecessarily delete OS files in folders (sledgehammer999)
- BUGFIX: Use the incomplete folder where appropriate (sledgehammer999)
- BUGFIX: Align Properties tab bar correctly on window resize (Prince Gupta)
- BUGFIX: Rework the listening IP/interface selection code (sledgehammer999)
- BUGFIX: Fix inconsistent icon for deleting torrent (Chocobo1)
- BUGFIX: Show torrent error message in transfer list (Chocobo1)
- BUGFIX: Fix stuck in wrong torrent state (Chocobo1)
- BUGFIX: Expand single-item folders in torrent content (warren)
- WEBUI: Bump Web API version (sledgehammer999)
- WEBUI: Add ability to rename torrent files from the WebUI (Thomas Piccirello)
- WEBUI: Mention lack of HTTPS in WebUI magnet link warning (nl6720)
- WEBUI: Fix HTML elements size in search tab (Chocobo1)
- SEARCH: Fix incorrect translation displayed after language change (Chocobo1)
- SEARCH: Fix missing translations in search plugins dialog (Chocobo1)
- WINDOWS: Update russian translation of the installer (Andrei Stepanov)
Install qBittorrent 4.2.1 in Ubuntu
Run the following commands in terminal to Install qBittorrent in Ubuntu Linux Systems:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install qbittorrent
Uninstall qBittorrent 4.2.1
If you wish to uninstall and remove qBittorrent from Ubuntu Linux Systems, run the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove qbittorrent
sudo apt update
ATTENTION: There’s a slight change in the way network interfaces are configured. If you have a specific network interface/local address set in the Advanced Settings, go and make sure that your settings have stayed the same. The extra setting for Listen on IPv6 address has been removed.