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imtheBOSS1hey, do any of you guys know how to use rtorrent?13:45
holsteinimtheBOSS1: ?13:45
imtheBOSS1i cant figure it out13:45
imtheBOSS1where do i save the config file?13:45
holsteinimtheBOSS1: looks like rtorrent is in the repos13:46
holsteini would just install it, and look for the config file13:46
imtheBOSS1i did but what does ~/. mean?13:47
holsteinsomething like "~/.rtorrent.rc13:48
holstein ~ = /home13:48
imtheBOSS1oh13:48
holstein/home/username/Documents = ~/Documents13:48
imtheBOSS1thank you that helped  me alot13:48
holstein:)13:48
imtheBOSS1one more question; what does the dot after the / mean?13:52
holsteinimtheBOSS1: if you make a directory... say one on the desktop13:52
holsteineither right-click and make it, or13:53
holsteinmkdir ~/Desktop/.whatever OR mkdir /home/yourusername/Desktop/.whatever13:53
holsteinthat directory .whatever will be hidden13:53
holsteinif you are in nautlius, you can hit control+h to show hidden files13:54
holstein.directories are hidden13:54
imtheBOSS1ok, but rtorrent is telling me to save the config to ~/.rtorrent.rc13:54
imtheBOSS1im new to linux sorry13:55
holsteinsure13:55
holsteintheres already a config firl there right?13:55
imtheBOSS1i dont think so13:55
holsteinnano ~/.rtorrent.rc13:55
imtheBOSS1one sec13:55
holsteinnano or whatever you want to use13:55
imtheBOSS1nothings there13:56
holsteinnot sure where you are expected to get the config information13:57
imtheBOSS1i have it, it came in some example folder13:57
imtheBOSS1i just need to copy it13:58
holsteinhttp://grenage.com/rtorrent.html13:58
holsteinimtheBOSS1: OH... you can just copy it over then13:58
imtheBOSS1how? ... im clueless13:59
holsteincp /path/to/config /where/ever/you/want/it13:59
holsteincp /path/to/config ~/.rtorrent.rc13:59
imtheBOSS1ok let me try that13:59
holsteinimtheBOSS1: or just open nautilus and right click on it13:59
holsteincopy13:59
holsteingo to your home directory14:00
holsteinpaste14:00
holsteinand rename as needed14:00
imtheBOSS1yea, but putting a dot makes it hidden?14:00
holsteinright, and thats what rtorrent is looking for14:00
holsteinit'll look by name14:00
holsteinso, you need to have the name/location right14:01
imtheBOSS1oh.... that makes sense14:01
imtheBOSS1thanks let me try that14:01
holsteinyou dont have to do it in the terminal14:01
imtheBOSS1to open nautilus you do...14:01
holsteinbut, i figure if you are learning an ncurses torrent system, you must want to be in the terminal14:02
holsteinimtheBOSS1: nautilus is a filemanager14:02
holsteinim assuming you are using ubuntu or ubuntustudio14:02
imtheBOSS1yes14:02
holsteinopen whatever file manager you are using14:02
holsteinyou just open up places - home14:02
holsteinor whatever14:02
holsteinthats nautilus14:02
holsteinOR, do it in the terminal14:03
imtheBOSS1?14:03
holsteinotherwise, im not clear on why you dont just use transmission14:03
holsteintransmission has a nice GUI14:03
imtheBOSS1i just use terminal and type in gksu nautilus14:03
holsteinimtheBOSS1: ?14:03
holsteinwhy?14:03
holsteinyou dont need root permissions14:03
imtheBOSS1thats the only way i know14:03
holsteinthis is all in your home directory14:04
holsteinimtheBOSS1: you can just type nautilus if you want ;)14:04
holsteinBUT, its the file manager14:04
holsteinup at the top14:04
holsteinyou see the 'places' menu14:04
holsteinwhen you click that, and go *anywhere*14:04
holsteinhome14:04
holsteindocuments14:04
holsteinpictures14:04
holsteinwhatever14:04
imtheBOSS1i know, but sometimes it needs permision14:04
holsteinthe thing that opens to show those locations to you... thats nautilus14:05
holsteinimtheBOSS1: sure... but you dont14:05
holsteinand you dont want to run as root unless you need to14:05
holsteinif you have the config file created as root14:05
holsteinand you rut rtorrent as normal user14:05
holsteinwhich you should14:05
holsteinthen, rtorrent wont have permission to read the config file14:05
holsteinyou *dont* want gksudo nautilus14:06
holsteinyou want to either open nautilus and click around OR14:06
holsteinopen the terminal, and use cp14:06
holsteincp /path/to/demo/config ~/.rtorrent.rc14:06
imtheBOSS1ok thanks14:07
holstein^^ that command14:07
holsteincp is copy14:07
holsteinthe first is what to copy14:07
holsteinand the 2nd is the destination14:07
holsteinand, rtrorrent is ncurses14:07
holsteinso, that will be running in the terminal14:07
holsteinif you are not wanting to use the terminal, i would just use transmission14:07
holsteintransmission is the default torrent client in normal ubuntu14:08
holsteinits GUI, and quite simple14:08
imtheBOSS1im using rtorrent so i can acess it through ssh14:08
holsteinright, so, that will be in the terminal14:08
holsteinyou will need to navigate the file system14:08
holsteini would start using the terminal for everything then14:08
holsteini have a server machine i put online a year+ ago14:09
holsteinits headless, and x-less14:09
holsteinforces me to use the terminal14:09
imtheBOSS1im only using this for a testing and torrent box14:09
imtheBOSS1same thing as you14:09
imtheBOSS1its headless14:09
imtheBOSS1using it through vnc and ssh14:09
holsteinsure, but, it this is *all* you are doing in the command line, you can do VNC over ssh14:09
holsteinor some other easier remote desktop setup14:10
holsteinteamviewer even14:10
holsteinthat'll let you use transmission remotely14:10
holsteinotherwise, it might be a little overkill14:10
imtheBOSS1i think i figured it out... now im going to test a torrent14:11
imtheBOSS1rtorrent is too hard... im going to try and config transmission web gui14:23
holsteinimtheBOSS1: i didnt want to say that... but the transmission webgui is easy :)14:24
imtheBOSS1lol14:24
imtheBOSS1listening port is the port i need to foward right?14:25
holsteinprolly14:25
holsteini did it local, so im not sure14:25
holsteinthat should be the only one14:25
holsteinand if i were putting that outside my firewall, i would change it from the default14:26
imtheBOSS1thats what im doing14:26
holsteinsomething not too common from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers14:26
imtheBOSS1hmmmm14:27
imtheBOSS1il do 8014:28
holsteinlol14:29
imtheBOSS1why cant anything just work...14:32
holsteintest it local with the defaults14:33
imtheBOSS1it wont let view it locally or externallu14:33
imtheBOSS1externally14:33
holsteinwhen i set it up, it was literally check-a-box easy14:33
holsteinthat was a few versions ago though14:33
imtheBOSS1i had it working locally yesterday14:34
holsteincool14:34
holsteinyou restarted it since changing the settings?14:34
imtheBOSS1no.. let me try that14:35
imtheBOSS1still not working ughhh14:40
holsteinyeah... step back through what you have changed14:41
holsteinconsider removing whatever configs you have edited14:41
holsteinmaybe resintalling14:41
imtheBOSS1reinstall transmission?14:41
holsteinyou can always fire up a different (temporary) user account14:41
holsteinthat will tell you if its the system, the software, or your own config error14:42
holsteinimtheBOSS1: yes... reinstalling transmission *should* reset the config files14:42
imtheBOSS1i didnt touch the config files14:42
imtheBOSS1should i do it anyway?14:43
holsteinif you checked a box in the GUI, that edits config files14:43
holsteini mean, you should do what makes you feel comfortable14:43
holsteinim just offering troubleshooting suggestions14:44
holsteinif transmission is broken, you cant break it anymore by reinstalling it ;)14:44
imtheBOSS1ok.. im gunna try14:45

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