PuppyLinux: BitTorrent

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The ""BitTorrent"" protocol is used to distribute large files widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardware, hosting and bandwidth resources. Instead, when a file is distributed using the ""BitTorrent"" protocol, each downloader supplies pieces of the file to other people, with such benefits as reducing the cost and burden on any given individual source, providing redundancy against system problems, and reducing dependence on the original distributor.
""BitTorrent"" client software: [[Transmission]] & [[Opera]]

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The BitTorrent protocol is used to distribute large files widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardware, hosting and bandwidth resources. Instead, when a file is distributed using the ""BitTorrent"" protocol, each downloader supplies pieces of the file to other people, with such benefits as reducing the cost and burden on any given individual source, providing redundancy against system problems, and reducing dependence on the original distributor.
BitTorrent client software: [[Transmission]] & [[Opera]]

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{{image url="http://www.bittorrent.com/sites/all/themes/bittorrent2/files-front/front-btlogo.gif" title="BitTorrent logo" alt="BitTorrent logo"}}
======[[http://www.bittorrent.com/ BitTorrent]]{{color text=" is a form of peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P)" c="green"}}======
With it, someone can distribute large files widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardware, hosting and bandwidth resources. Instead, when a file is distributed using the ""BitTorrent"" protocol, each downloader supplies pieces of the file to other people, with such benefits as:
- Reducing the cost and burden on any given individual source.
- Providing redundancy against system problems.
- Reducing dependence on the original distributor.
[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=38969 Transmission pet]] recommended bit torrent program for Puppy
==={{color text="Downloading Torrent Files with BitTorrent" c="black"}}===
1) Click on a ""BitTorrent"" link on a webpage. Here's an example: [[http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/4006345/Puppy_Linux_Manual_-_3.01_-_English.4006345.TPB.torrent Torrent link for Puppy Linux Manual 3.01 in English]] (11MB, PDF)
1) The .torrent will open in your ""BitTorrent"" program.
1) Select a place to save the file.
1) The file will begin to download.
==={{color text="Uploading Files with BitTorrent" c="black"}}===
1) Use a ""BitTorrent"" program to make a .torrent file for the file you want to upload
1) Upload that .torrent to a tracker site
1) Seed the file: click the .torrent and select the file you want to share as the Save location.
1) Give people a link either directly to the .torrent file or to a webpage where they can get the .torrent file.
===Finding Torrent Files===
==[[http://linuxtracker.org/index.php?page=torrents&category=277 LinuxTracker Puppy torrents]]==
Some other popular torrent trackers (torrent search/hosting sites):
[[http://thepiratebay.org/ The Pirate Bay]]
[[http://www.isohunt.com/ isoHunt]]
[[http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers BitTorrent Search]]
See their FAQ's for more on uploading a torrent to their trackers.
===""BitTorrent"" Programs===
If a torrent program is included with Puppy then would be available in the menu in the Internet section. Some versions of Puppy include [[http://www.transmissionbt.com/ Transmission]], CTorrent and others can be added:
[[Opera Opera]] - web browser with ""BitTorrent"" support built-in
Azureus - specialized ""BitTorrent"" program in Java with many features & add-ons
""Aria2"" - command-line downloader that can do ""BitTorrent""
==={{color text="Installing the Original BitTorrent Program" c="black"}}===
You can install and compile the original [[http://www.bittorrent.com/ BitTorrent client]] on recent versions of Puppy Linux with a bit of difficulty. BitTorrent requires Python 2.2.1 or greater. The GUI also requires Python 2.3, GTK 2.6 or greater, and pygtk 2.6 or greater. From edr4rd: Any version of BitTorrent "... higher than 4.3.3 requires a higher version of pygtk than 2.6.0, which requires a newer version of gLib than glib-2.6. The problem is while newer versions of gLib can be installed to puppy for some reason puppy will not recognize it and continue to only report the version it came with, which is 2.6." & " further complicating the issue is that the documentation in the install readme files of bittorrent client are not up to date" with its requirements.
One may need to install the ""DotPup"" for the [[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/DotPups libstdc++.so.6]] library file, because Python requires it.
You could install the [[ftp://grafpup.com/pub/unleashed_packages/python-2.4.tar.gz Python]] & [[ftp://grafpup.com/pub/unleashed_packages/pygtk-2.4.0.tar.gz PyGtk]] packages from Grafpup Linux (Puppy-based) with the ""PupGet"" package manager using the install alien package option. It would probably work **better** if you compiled them yourself.
To compile programs in Puppy Linux, you need to download the [[http://www.puppylinux.com/development/compileapps.htm compiling support file]] to /mnt/home (if using a multisession CD/DVD or installed to a Linux partition then download it to /root; either way don't forget to verify with the MD5 checksum)
Once the above requirements are met, then complete the following instructions to compile and install ""BitTorrent"":
1) Download the [[http://www.bittorrent.com/opensource latest BitTorrent source tarball]] (or [[http://download.bittorrent.com/dl/archive/ an older version]])
1) Reboot Puppy Linux
1) Extract the tarball to somewhere like /root/my-documents/tmp
1) Go to console (via rxvt); type, for example, cd /root/my-documents/tmp/BitTorrent-4.2.2; then type python setup.py install; then type bittorrent to run it the first time and change the settings as you like them.
To put an icon on the desktop: open Rox-Filer then navigate to /usr/bin/ then drag the bittorrent script to the desktop then right click on the file to add the BitTorrent icon from /usr/(?)/X11/pixmaps. (Warning: you won't see any error messages via this method)
To set up Mozilla: open Mozilla; click on a .torrent file (below); then when prompted, Open With /usr/bin/""bittorrent""
==={{color text="Related links" c="black"}}===
- [[http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers BitTorrent FAQ]]
- WikiPedia:BitTorrent
- [[http://www.async.com.br/faq/pygtk/index.py?req=index PyGTK FAQ]]
- [[http://python.org/doc/ Python FAQ]]
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[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=38969 Transmission pet]] recommended bit torrent program for Puppy

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~~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=245047#245047 Transmission pet]] recommended bit torrent program for Puppy~~

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[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=245047#245047 Transmission pet]] recommended bit torrent program for Puppy

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==={{color text="Downloading Torrent Files with BitTorrent" c="black"}}===
===Finding Torrent Files===
==[[http://linuxtracker.org/index.php?page=torrents&category=277 LinuxTracker Puppy torrents]]==
Some other popular torrent trackers (torrent search/hosting sites):
[[http://thepiratebay.org/ The Pirate Bay]]
[[http://www.isohunt.com/ isoHunt]]
[[http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers BitTorrent Search]]
See their FAQ's for more on uploading a torrent to their trackers.
===""BitTorrent"" Programs===
If a torrent program is included with Puppy then would be available in the menu in the Internet section. Some versions of Puppy include [[http://www.transmissionbt.com/ Transmission]], CTorrent and others can be added:
One may need to install the ""DotPup"" for the [[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/DotPups libstdc++.so.6]] library file, because Python requires it.
To compile programs in Puppy Linux, you need to download the [[http://www.puppylinux.com/development/compileapps.htm compiling support file]] to /mnt/home (if using a multisession CD/DVD or installed to a Linux partition then download it to /root; either way don't forget to verify with the MD5 checksum)
1) Download the [[http://www.bittorrent.com/opensource latest BitTorrent source tarball]] (or [[http://download.bittorrent.com/dl/archive/ an older version]])
- [[http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers BitTorrent FAQ]]
- WikiPedia:BitTorrent
- [[http://www.async.com.br/faq/pygtk/index.py?req=index PyGTK FAQ]]
- [[http://python.org/doc/ Python FAQ]]

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For more on what ""BitTorrent"" is see the article at [[WikiPedia:BitTorrent BitTorrent]]
==={{color text="Downloading Files with BitTorrent" c="black"}}===
Some trackers: [[http://thepiratebay.org/ The Pirate Bay]], [[http://www.isohunt.com/ isoHunt]], [[http://linuxtracker.org/ LinuxTracker]]. See their FAQ's for more on uploading a torrent to their trackers.
One would need to install the ""DotPup"" for the [[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/DotPups libstdc++.so.6]] library file, because Python requires it.
To compile programs in Puppy Linux, you need to download the [[http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/usr_devx.sfs usr_devx.sfs]] compiling support file to /mnt/home (if using a multisession CD/DVD or installed to a Linux partition then download it to /root; either way don't forget to verify with the MD5 checksum)
1) Download the [[http://download.bittorrent.com/dl/ BitTorrent source tarball]]
This software is preinstalled in Puppy 4.2.1
Available from:
//Menu > Internet > Transmission//
[[http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/dna-support-forums/frequently-asked-questions BitTorrent FAQ]]
[[http://www.async.com.br/faq/pygtk/index.py?req=index PyGTK FAQ]]
[[http://python.org/doc/ Python FAQ]]

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- Reducing the cost and burden on any given individual source.
- Providing redundancy against system problems.
- Reducing dependence on the original distributor.
[[Opera Opera]] - web browser with ""BitTorrent"" support built-in
Azureus - specialized ""BitTorrent"" program in Java with many features & add-ons
""Aria2"" - command-line downloader that can do ""BitTorrent""

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- reducing the cost and burden on any given individual source
- providing redundancy against system problems
- reducing dependence on the original distributor.
[[Opera Opera]] - web browser with ""BitTorrent"" support built-in
Azureus - specialized ""BitTorrent"" program in Java with many features & add-ons
""Aria2"" - command-line downloader that can do ""BitTorrent""

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1) Download the [[http://download.bittorrent.com/dl/ BitTorrent source tarball]]

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~~1) Download the [[http://www.bittorrent.com/dl/BitTorrent-4.2.2.tar.gz BitTorrent source tarball]]~~

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[[http://python.org/doc/ Python FAQ]]

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~~[[http://python.org/doc/faq/general.html Python FAQ]]~~

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For more on what ""BitTorrent"" is see the article at [[WikiPedia:BitTorrent BitTorrent]]

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~~For more on what ""BitTorrent"" is see the article at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent WikiPedia:BitTorrent]]~~

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{{image url="http://www.bittorrent.com/sites/all/themes/bittorrent2/files-front/front-btlogo.gif" title="BitTorrent logo" alt="BitTorrent logo"}}

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[[http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/dna-support-forums/frequently-asked-questions BitTorrent FAQ]]

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~~[[http://www.bittorrent.com/FAQ.html#unixrequirements BitTorrent requirements FAQ]]~~

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======[[http://www.bittorrent.com/ BitTorrent]]{{color text=" is a form of peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P)" c="green"}}======

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One would need to install the ""DotPup"" for the [[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/DotPups libstdc++.so.6]] library file, because Python requires it.
You could install the [[ftp://grafpup.com/pub/unleashed_packages/python-2.4.tar.gz Python]] & [[ftp://grafpup.com/pub/unleashed_packages/pygtk-2.4.0.tar.gz PyGtk]] packages from Grafpup Linux (Puppy-based) with the ""PupGet"" package manager using the install alien package option. It would probably work **better** if you compiled them yourself.

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One would need to install the DotPup for the [[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/DotPups libstdc++.so.6]] library file, because Python requires it.
You could install the [[ftp://grafpup.com/pub/unleashed_packages/python-2.4.tar.gz Python]] & [[ftp://grafpup.com/pub/unleashed_packages/pygtk-2.4.0.tar.gz PyGtk]] packages from Grafpup Linux (Puppy-based) with the PupGet package manager using the install alien package option. It would probably work **better** if you compiled them yourself.

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======{{color text="BitTorrent is a form of peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P)" c="green"}}======
With it, someone can distribute large files widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardware, hosting and bandwidth resources. Instead, when a file is distributed using the ""BitTorrent"" protocol, each downloader supplies pieces of the file to other people, with such benefits as:
""Aria2"" - command-line downloader that can do ""BitTorrent""

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""BitTorrent"" is a form of peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P). With it, someone can distribute large files widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardware, hosting and bandwidth resources. Instead, when a file is distributed using the ""BitTorrent"" protocol, each downloader supplies pieces of the file to other people, with such benefits as:
Aria2 - command-line downloader that can do ""BitTorrent""

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