Transmission is a popular BitTorrent client that allows you to download and share files over the internet. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Transmission on POP! OS Latest.
Before we begin, it is important to update your system to ensure you have the latest packages and software updates. You can do this by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
To install Transmission on POP! OS Latest, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt install transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon
This command will install the Transmission command-line interface, common files, and daemon on your system.
After installing Transmission, you need to configure it to start automatically when your system boots. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo systemctl enable transmission-daemon
Next, you need to create a user account for Transmission to use. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo systemctl stop transmission-daemon
sudo nano /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
In the settings.json file, find the “rpc-username” and “rpc-password” fields and add your desired username and password. Save the file and exit the editor.
To start Transmission, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo systemctl start transmission-daemon
You can now access Transmission by opening a web browser and entering the following address in the URL bar:
http://localhost:9091/transmission/web/
Enter the username and password that you set up in the previous step to authenticate, and you’re done!
In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Transmission on POP! OS Latest. With Transmission, you can easily download and share files over the internet. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful.
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