Rapidbay is a web-based torrent client that allows you to download your favorite content from popular torrent trackers such as The Pirate Bay, KickassTorrents, and more. It is open-source software that can be installed on any operating system. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Rapidbay on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we start the installation process, make sure you have the following:
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard or via the Applications menu.
Install the packages required to build the application by running:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev gcc
Install Node.js and Npm by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs npm
sudo npm install npm@latest -g
Clone the Rapidbay repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/hauxir/rapidbay.git
Navigate to the cloned directory by running:
cd rapidbay
Install the Node.js dependencies by running the following command:
npm install
Run the application with the following command:
npm start
Now, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to access the Rapidbay client.
You have successfully installed Rapidbay on Elementary OS Latest. You can now use Rapidbay to download your favorite content from popular torrent trackers with ease.
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