How to Install uTorrent in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (The Bionic Beaver)

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Install the libraries for µTorrent

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libssl1.0.0 libssl-dev -y

 

Download uTorrent (v3.3) from official website

$ wget http://download-new.utorrent.com/endpoint/utserver/os/linux-x64-ubuntu-13-04/track/beta/ -O utserver.tar.gz

 

Extract the downloaded file into /opt directory

$ sudo tar -zxvf utserver.tar.gz -C /opt/

 

Change the permission of the extracted directory for running the uTorrent

$ sudo chmod 777 /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/

 

Link uTorrent Server to /usr/bin/ directory

$ sudo ln -s /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/utserver /usr/bin/utserver

 

Start the uTorrent by executing the following command

$ utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/ &

 

Access WebUI

http://your-ip-address:8080/gui
Default Username: admin
Default Password: Leave it blank
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