How to Install qBittorrent on Debian Latest

qBittorrent is a lightweight torrent client that allows you to download and share files over the BitTorrent network. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install qBittorrent on Debian latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation, make sure you have the following:

• A Debian latest machine
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Update the System

Before you start installing qBittorrent, make sure your system is up-to-date. You can update your system using the following command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2 - Install the Dependencies

qBittorrent requires several dependencies to be installed before we can proceed with the installation. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo apt install build-essential qtbase5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libqt5svg5-dev libssl-dev libboost-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-chrono-dev libboost-random-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-regex-dev libboost-thread-dev libboost-log-dev libtorrent-rasterbar-dev libtorrent-rasterbar10

Step 3 - Download and Install qBittorrent

qBittorrent is available in the Debian repository, but you can also download the latest version from the official website. In this tutorial, we will be installing the latest version of qBittorrent.

1. Open your browser and go to https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php.

2. Click on the "More downloading options" link.

3. Scroll down until you find the "Linux" section and click on "Download the qBittorrent installer":

4. Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where the installer is located and open a terminal there.

5. Run the following command to extract the installer:

   tar -xjf qbittorrent*.tar.bz2
   

6. Change to the extracted directory:

   cd qbittorrent*/
   

7. Compile and install qBittorrent using the following commands:

   ./configure --prefix=/usr
   make
   sudo make install
   

Step 4 - Launch qBittorrent

Once the installation is complete, you can launch qBittorrent by running the following command:

qbittorrent

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install qBittorrent on Debian latest. qBittorrent is a lightweight and easy-to-use torrent client that allows you to download and share files over the BitTorrent network.

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