Transmission 2.74 Released! Install on Ubuntu Enhancements for IPv6

And ‘now available a new update of the Transmission BitTorrent client, that give program version 2.74.  For those who does not know, efficient BitTorrent client Transmission is a feature-rich use rather simple, which comes preinstalled in the desktop environment gtk-based (in particular Transmission is the manager torrent default Ubuntu). This release, in particular, is oriented towards strong improvements both for the integration of the program with the IPv6 protocol for the management of so-called “magnetic link”.  But there is much more: just read the changelog is included below for realizing it!

All Platforms

• Fix a bug That prevented IPv6 addresses from being saved in dht.dat
• Better handling of magnet links That Contain ‘tr.x =’ parameters

Add

• filtering of addresses used for uTP peer connections

Fix detection of

• Whether or not a peer supports uTP connections

Mac

• Auto-grouping will not apply until torrents are demagnetized
• Tweak the inspector’s and add window’s file lists to avoid auto-hiding scrollbars overlapping the priority controls
• Fix potential crash When downloading and seeding complete at the same time
• Fix bug where stopped torrents might start When waking the computer from sleep

Web Client

• Fix a multi-file selection bug
• Fix bug where the upload and download arrows and rates would not Appear for downloading torrents
• Fix bug tracker When displaying the list

As always, you can access the release notes going in this page .

Install Transmission 2.74 on Ubuntu 12.04/12.10 (PPA and procedure manual)

If you want to use the PPA, below find the instructions to import and update Transmission. At the time of this writing, however, they are still outdated:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa: transmissionbt / ppa sudo apt-get
update sudo apt-
get install transmission

Since the PPA still pointed to the old version of Transmission, proceed with the installation manual by source. Before proceeding, however, I want to remind you that you can safely wait Transmission is updated within the Ubuntu repositories and update the system easily using the command

sudo apt-get
update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

If you’re like me, and want to get programs from your system immediately up-to-date , follow the instructions below! First install a little ‘dependencies (yes, we’ll need it) and download the source tarball of Transmission, with the commands

sudo apt-get install automake build-essential autoconf libtool pkg-config libcurl4-openssl-dev intltool libglib2.0-dev libevent-dev-dev libminiupnpc libminiupnpc libappindicator-dev-dev checkinstall
cd / tmp wget
http://download.transmissionbt.com/files/transmission-2.74.tar.bz2
xvjf tar transmission-2.74.tar.bz2

At this point, let us go into source directory, compile the program and …. use checkinstall to install it, so you can comfortably manage in the future by USC / gdebi / dpkg / apt-get / aptitude

cd / tmp/transmission-2.74
. / configure
make
sudo checkinstall

At this point we do not need the source directory (which will be deleted automatically when you restart the system), but it is a good idea to keep a copy Package. deb, so you can easily reinstall if necessary. I will put on my desk!

cp / * tmp/transmission-2.74/transmission. deb ~ / Desktop /

Enjoy!

Transmission 2.61 Now Requires GTK3

Transmission 2.61, the open source, cross-platform and famous BitTorrent client used in many of today's Linux distributions, has been released last evening, July 23rd.

Transmission 2.61 is the first maintenance release of Transmission 2.6, bringing assorted improvements and fixes.

Highlights of Transmission 2.61:

· Support for GTK+ 3 (mandatory requirement for the GTK interface);
· Support for startup notifications in the GTK interface;
· Added Magnet link generator to the transmission-show command-line utility;
· Improved support for magnet links on the Qt interface;
· The Torrent File list can now display very long lists a lot faster (Qt interface);
· Fixed i18n issues found in the Qt interface, introduced in the previous release;
· Fixed a bug when the web client is opened via the Preferences dialog in the Qt interface;
· Fixed a potential cross-scripting vulnerability from malicious torrent files.

The complete changelog for Transmission 2.61 can be found here.

Transmission 2.60 Has Been Officially Released

Transmission 2.60, the open source cross-platform BitTorrent client that strives to be as simple as possible, has been released last evening, July 5th.

Transmission 2.60 is an important milestone in the progress of the famous torrent client used in many of today's Linux distributions, bringing improvements and fixes.

Highlights of Transmission 2.60:

· Better support for magnet links;
· Better scraping behavior for various trackers;
· libuTP and miniupnpc were updated;
· Saving cleared statistics bug was fixed;
· Basque translation for the Qt interface;
· Can now be compiled under FreeBSD and Solaris;
· Added notifications for seeding and downloading completion on the web client;
· Deselect all and select all buttons were re-added on the file inspector tab;
· Various other small fixes.

The entire changelog for Transmission 2.60 can be found in the official announcement.

 Download Transmission 2.60 for Linux

Deluge vs Transmission

Torrents are a great and unique way to acquire and share files with other people from around the world.
We GNOME users have many torrent clients to choose from, but the two most popular choices are Deluge and Transmission.
These two applications have a completely different approach on how a torrent client application should be/work, and have caused many disagreements to the Linux users community all these years. On this article, we will try to examine the pros and cons of each application, and determine which one is the best.

Applications and OS

Transmission is the default choice for many main GNU/Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE, due to the simplicity of its interface and the lightness of the whole application. Many users love Transmission for being easy to use and as straight forward as a torrent client can be.
For this comparison, I will be using Transmission version 2.51.

Deluge is the most popular alternative to the default Transmission, as many users prefer it for the “familiar” user interface and the feature richness that is offers. Security, stability and configurability are just a few more virtues found in Deluge.
For this comparison, I will be using Deluge version 1.3.5.

The system I will be using for this comparison is Ubuntu 12.04 LST 64-bit with GNOME Shell 3.4.1. It is the “mainstream” choice that will reflect most people’s experience when using these two applications.

Torrent Download

Usually, the first time you are going to see a torrent client is when you begin to download a torrent. This is when you start checking for the existence of things like torrent information, or the ability to determine upload and download limit speeds etc. I will be using the exact same torrent file on both clients and see what happens!
Transmission
Transmission is really a fantastic combination of power and simplicity. Everything seems to be “smart” about this application. Every little option, every detail that matters, every tool that you may need is placed according to how often the developers believe you may need to use something. Press the following images for larger.


Transmission will offer any information you want to know about the torrent file you are downloading, like peers, what speed you are getting/giving to specific peers, torrent availability and tracker information.
The options you have on the download itself cover every possible need. You can set priorities, download/upload speed limits for the specific torrent and maximum peer connections allowed.
The only thing that I found a bit annoying was that to see all the info and to choose the desired setups, you’ll need to open a new window. I can think of many times when this could be annoying and dysfunctional.

Deluge

Deluge uses a classic approach that will remind you of the popular μTorrent. Everything you want to know, or tune to your liking is to be found in the same window with the downloading torrents, separated in different tabs. Press images for larger.

All the options and information I had when using Transmission is available in Deluge too, but it seems like everything is more accessible here. For example to move a torrent up or down on the queue, all you have to do in Deluge is to press the appropriate buttons that are present on the main screen while in Transmission you have to right click the torrent, and then search for the option to click it.

I really think that the one-window with tabs on the lower bottom is the easiest for someone to get on with.

The average download speed on Deluge was slower (1.4MB/sec vs 1.8MB/sec), but I can’t evaluate this negatively as it is only natural to get different download speeds at different times because of the different peers you are going to be connected with every time.

Resources

Torrent clients’ first concern should be the lightness of the application. Downloading a torrent is usually not a primary task for a user, nor something that is finished in a few seconds so while clients download users do other things with their computers like browsing, playing games, watching movies, writing this article etc.

Fortunately, both Deluge and Transmission are very light, and the effect of their operation on the performance of a modern computer is almost negligible. In my computer, the 64-bit editions of the applications had the following RAM consumption:

Transmission ~ 25MB

Deluge ~ 45MB

Configurability

Defaults are not perfect for everyone. Torrent clients should offer large configurability margins to the user, and fit every “weird” need that one could have.

Transmission

Transmission is offering advanced settings like the stopping of seeding after some idle time, or after a predefined ratio has been reached, the option for scheduled activation within a specific time spectrum and even the option to set a secondary set of speed limits that you can access right away from the main screen by pressing a turtle button. The WebUI activation is only a click away too!

Deluge

Deluge may be lacking of scheduled activation timers and the little turtle that will make your life easier, but it offers a more complete set of configuration tools. You may tune the user interface and its behavior to your liking, change the values of nearly anything related to torrent downloading, change proxy settings, set the cache size and many more that you can’t do on Transmission.

The best thing though are the plugins. There are 8 plugins included by default that will allow you to activate things like a scheduler (so it doesn’t lack after all), WebUI, an extractor, a labeler etc. Apart from these default plugins, you can download 23 more provided by 3rd parties, that will extend the abilities of Deluge greatly!

Conclusion

I choose to use Deluge because it seems to me that the way it works is more distinct than Transmission. Maybe I am just another case of a wontedness, but this is the way I feel.

To be fair though, Transmission left me with the sweet taste of simplicity and a self-urge to keep using it for a while and see if it suits my everyday needs in a more “smart” way than Deluge.

Both torrent clients are top-class, and both have different “target markets”, so in the end of the day, there are no winners or losers. There is only what you feel that fits your needs best, and for me this application is Deluge.