Transmission is a free and fast BitTorrent client which is widely used to download and share files with others. NixOS provides an easy way to install Transmission on your system.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Transmission on NixOS latest.
First, you need to open the terminal on your NixOS system.
Before proceeding further, you should update your system to ensure that you have the latest packages installed:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nix-env –-upgrade
To install Transmission on NixOS latest, run the following command on your terminal:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.transmission
This command will download and install the Transmission package on your system.
Once the installation is complete, you can start configuring Transmission. Open the configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/transmission/settings.json
In this file, you can configure various options such as download location, seeding ratio, port number, and so on.
To start Transmission, run the following command on your terminal:
sudo systemctl start transmission
This will start the Transmission service on your system.
You can access Transmission from a web interface. Open your web browser and go to the following address:
http://localhost:9091
This will connect you to the Transmission web interface, where you can start downloading and uploading files.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Transmission on NixOS latest. Now you can easily download and share files using this fast and free BitTorrent client. If you have any issues or questions, feel free to leave them in the comments below.
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