hi there ,

i m new to linux ive downloded bittorrent client for linux to
download .torrent file on ,amdriva linux 2008 could some 1 guide me
how do i install it and also how which packages will be required etc.
i've googled for this n done few steps but couldnt get through those
steps......


thnx in advance

kapil wrote:
> hi there ,
>
> i m new to linux ive downloded bittorrent client for linux to
> download .torrent file on ,amdriva linux 2008 could some 1 guide me
> how do i install it and also how which packages will be required etc.
> i've googled for this n done few steps but couldnt get through those
> steps......

First, Mandrake changed name to Mandriva a few years ago.
Posting to alt.os.linux.mandriva is likely to get more readers.

Second, it might be helpful to know exactly what OS you are
using. Mandriva? 2008.0? 2008.1? 2009.0? Something else?

Third, .torrent is a hidden file or directory, usually containing
runtime configuration or other data for some application, not an
application itself.

Why do you not simply load mcc (Mandriva Linux Control Center --
Configure your computer in the menus), go to install software,
check the "All" button near the top left to make all (and not
just GUI) software available, and search for torrent. If you
find Bittorrent, simply choose it and give it an ok to install it.

You may need to configure your mirrors (repositories) where
software packages are stored for you. If so, go to
http://easyurpmi.zarb.org and carefully follow instructions to
set up the mirrors.

Or, when your mirrors are set up, in a terminal or console window
as root (su - ), run

urpmi bittorrent

Cheers!

jim b.

--
UNIX is not user unfriendly; it merely
expects users to be computer-friendly.

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On Friday 26 December 2008 17:29, someone identifying as *kapil* wrote
in /alt.os.linux.mandrake:/

> hi there ,
>
> i m new to linux ive downloded bittorrent client for linux to
> download .torrent file on ,amdriva linux 2008 could some 1 guide me
> how do i install it and also how which packages will be required etc.
> i've googled for this n done few steps but couldnt get through those
> steps......

In addition to what Jim Beard has already explained to you, if you're "new
to GNU/Linux" in the sense that you have yet to install it for the first
time, then what you need is an installable CD set or a DVD.

There are two main Mandriva branches to choose from, i.e. Mandriva Free and
the commercial Mandriva versions, being One and PowerPack. Mandriva One is
a live distribution, meaning that it runs entirely off of the CD without
installing anything on your hard disk, although you /can/ install it from
there. The PowerPack is intended to be installed on your hard disk and has
a very userfriendly installer. It also contains a lot more software.

Mandriva Free is a free distribution - both in terms of "free beer" and in
terms of "freedom". It contains a lot of software, but considering that
it's free (as in "freedom"), it does not contain any proprietary software
from other software developers - such as nVidia graphics drivers, AMD/ATi
graphics drivers, certain WiFi drivers, Sun's Java Runtime Environment,
win32 audio/video codecs and Adobe Flashplayer - that may not be
distributed for free by third parties such as a GNU/Linux distributor. You
can however install those afterwards yourself, either by surfing to the
respective websites and downloading the packages yourself, following the
instructions provided with the packages, or by setting up your Mandriva
package repositories in the Software Installer tool and adding PLF to those
repositories. PLF is the Penguin Liberation Front and offers those
proprietary packages for download, eventhough this is basically against
their license.

Mandriva One and Mandriva PowerPack can be bought shrinkwrapped from the
better software shops, or can be purchased through Mandriva Club
membership, after which you can download them just as you would Mandriva
Free. Mandriva Free can be downloaded from most GNU/Linux distribution
mirror sites - they are listed on Mandriva's website.

You can use bit torrent to download the CD/DVD images, or you can download
them via anonymous FTP access to any of the mirrors. Make sure you also
download the checksums files with each CD or with the DVD and run
an /md5sum/ or /sha1sum/ checker against the completed CD/DVD image on your
hard disk to verify that the /md5sums/ or /sha1sums/ match. They *must* be
identical, or else your download was corrupted.

If the checksums match, then you must burn the CD/DVD image to a CD/DVD
disk. Do not burn it as a file, or you will end up with a nice coaster
containing just one /.iso/ file. The /.iso/ files you've downloaded are
entire filesystems wrapped up in a file, so you must burn them in such a
way - using "raw" or "burn from .iso" - that the resulting CD/DVD contains
a whole hierarchy of files and directories. The resulting DVD or the first
of the CDs should then be bootable. Then you just follow the instructions
on the screen.

The install procedure should allow you to resize your existing Windows
partitions if you have those, but if you want to do that, then you must
boot up Windows first and run a defragmenter on them while in Windows
"safe" mode - I don't do Windows so I can't give you any details on that -
before you let the Mandriva installer resize those partitions, because
Windows has a habit of placing files near the end of the partition so that
it cannot be resized. Running a proper defragmentation tool from "safe
mode" should cure that, as no files will be locked then - at least, that is
how I understand it, as, again, I don't do Windows.

When it comes down to installing GNU/Linux, you'll need at least two
partitions, although I recommend three. The bare minimum is two, being a
root filesystem - comparable to your Windows "C:" drive - and a swap
partition, which should be from about 256 MB to 1 GB, but which need not be
larger. The more RAM your machine has, the less swap space you need. The
Linux kernel can use swapfiles, but it traditionally prefers a dedicated
swap partition without a filesystem on it.

The third partition which I personally recommend is for your */home.* If
you do not create a separate partition for that, then the contents of
*/home* will be on your root filesystem. Having it on a separate
filesystem will allow you to reinstall the OS if needed without
reformatting your */home* and thus losing your personal data.

If Windows is what you've been using up until now, then you must bear in
mind that GNU/Linux is not just "another operating system", but an entirely
different *class* of operating systems. GNU/Linux is a UNIX-style
operating system, and thus a genuine multi-user platform, as opposed to
Windows, which is in essence still a single-user platform with a false
multi-user functionality bolted on loosely.

As such, you should view your GNU/Linux system as being "a network within a
single computer", and you should *not* try running your daily work as the
root user. Instead, a regular user account will do fine for all your work.
You should only need the root account for system management and
maintenance.

Hope this was helpful... ;-)

--
*Aragorn*
(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)

On Dec 26, 11:19 pm, Jim Beard <jdbe...@patriot.net> wrote:
> kapil wrote:
> > hi there ,
>
> > i m new to linux ive downloded bittorrent client for linux to
> > download .torrent file on ,amdriva linux 2008 could some 1 guide me
> > how do i install it and also how which packages will be required etc.
> > i've googled for this n done few steps but couldnt get through those
> > steps......

>
> First, Mandrake changed name to Mandriva a few years ago.
> Posting to alt.os.linux.mandriva is likely to get more readers.

thnanks for reminding and sorry for miss-typing

>
> Second, it might be helpful to know exactly what OS you are
> using. Mandriva? 2008.0? 2008.1? 2009.0? Something else?

well i did try to find out which mandriva version i m using by
running
/proc/version n here is what the o/p is like

Linux version 2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv (lcapitulino@n5.mandriva.com)
(gcc version 4.2.2 20070909 (prerelease) (4.2.2-0.RC.1mdv2008.0)) #1
SMP Thu Sep 27 03:58:17 CEST 2007




>
> Third, .torrent is a hidden file or directory, usually containing
> runtime configuration or other data for some application, not an
> application itself.

by .torrent i meant that files with torrent extensions , yes when i
installed mandriva on my mashine my frnd did tell me abt these .
( dot ) files

>
> Why do you not simply load mcc (Mandriva Linux Control Center --
> Configure your computer in the menus), go to install software,
> check the "All" button near the top left to make all (and not
> just GUI) software available, and search for torrent. If you
> find Bittorrent, simply choose it and give it an ok to install it.

i did try the way u said and i found a package by the name of drakbt
but i got this error msg when i try to install it from there "
Sorry, the following package cannot be selected:

- drakbt-0.15-1.1mdv2008.0.noarch (due to unsatisfied bittorrent-
gui) "




>
> You may need to configure your mirrors (repositories) where
> software packages are stored for you. If so, go tohttp://easyurpmi.zarb.organd carefully follow instructions to
> set up the mirrors.
>
> Or, when your mirrors are set up, in a terminal or console window
> as root (su - ), run
>
> urpmi bittorrent
>
> Cheers!
>
> jim b.
>
> --
> UNIX is not user unfriendly; it merely
> expects users to be computer-friendly.

kapil wrote:

> well i did try to find out which mandriva version i m using by
> running /proc/version n here is what the o/p is like
>
> Linux version 2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv (lcapitulino@n5.mandriva.com)
> (gcc version 4.2.2 20070909 (prerelease) (4.2.2-0.RC.1mdv2008.0)) #1
> SMP Thu Sep 27 03:58:17 CEST 2007

cat /etc/version
Should show the release. If 2008.0, I would recommend upgrading.
If 2008.1, you may prefer to simply update the software packages
for that, and delay migration to 2009 until 2009.1 is released.
(The Alpha release -- chock full of bugs -- has just been
released for 2009.1.)

If you need to upgrade, you can use http:
http://www.mandriva.com/en/download/free

You have your choice of Mandriva One with EITHER KDE or Gnome
desktop (but not both desktops) or Mandriva free, which I expect
is a downloadable DVD iso. If you select the free version, you
can install both desktops (and others), and after setting up
mirrors/repositories for updates you can download the proprietary
software that Mandriva does not include in the free release.

FWIW a current system will look something like this. Note the
kernel version 2.6.27.5 and the date compiled 2008.

Linux version 2.6.27.5-desktop-2mnb (qateam@titan.mandriva.com)
(gcc version 4.3.2 (GCC) ) #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 16:04:36 EST 2008

>> Why do you not simply load mcc (Mandriva Linux Control Center --
>> Configure your computer in the menus), go to install software,
>> check the "All" button near the top left to make all (and not
>> just GUI) software available, and search for torrent. If you
>> find Bittorrent, simply choose it and give it an ok to install it.
>
> i did try the way u said and i found a package by the name of drakbt
> but i got this error msg when i try to install it from there "
> Sorry, the following package cannot be selected:
>
> - drakbt-0.15-1.1mdv2008.0.noarch (due to unsatisfied bittorrent-
> gui) "

When I go to mcc, Software Management, with the All button
enabled, I see bittorrent, bittorrent-gui, createtorrent,
ctorrent, GTorrentViewer, ktorrent, and about 25 other packages,
including libraries (lib) and packages that come in separate
versions for 32-bit and 64-bit.

As root,
urpmi bittorrent
and say yes for installing any libraries that are required.

drakbt will be a script to control bittorrent, not the main program.

>> You may need to configure your mirrors (repositories) where
>> software packages are stored for you. If so, go tohttp://easyurpmi.zarb.organd carefully follow instructions to
>> set up the mirrors.

Did you go to easyurpmi and set up your repositories? What did
you tell it for your OS version?
>>
>> Or, when your mirrors are set up, in a terminal or console window
>> as root (su - ), run
>>
>> urpmi bittorrent

If the mirrors are properly set up for your system, the above
line should work.

Cheers!

jim b.
--
UNIX is not user unfriendly; it merely
expects users to be computer-friendly.