In this tutorial, we will learn how to install qBittorrent on MXLinux. qBittorrent is a free, open-source, cross-platform BitTorrent client that is easy to use and reliable. It is available for Linux, Windows, and Mac.
To begin, make sure your system is up to date.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Next, install the required dependencies for qBittorrent to work properly.
sudo apt-get install build-essential qt5-default libssl-dev libgeoip-dev libboost-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-chrono-dev libboost-random-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-iostreams-dev zlib1g-dev qtbase5-dev
Download the latest version of qBittorrent from https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php.
Alternatively, you can download the latest version using the following command in the terminal.
wget https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/archive/release-4.3.1.tar.gz
Use the following command to extract the downloaded tarball.
tar -xvf release-4.3.1.tar.gz
Navigate to the extracted directory, build and install qBittorrent using the following commands.
cd qBittorrent-release-4.3.1
./configure
make
sudo make install
Once the installation is complete, you can run qBittorrent from your favorite menu or use the following command in the terminal.
qbittorrent
That’s it! You have successfully installed qBittorrent on MXLinux. Now you can start using it to download and manage your torrents.
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