[04:34] <Atharva> hi...
[04:35] <Atharva> ubottu : 11.04 has gnome or unity ?
 : ok
[04:35] <Atharva> dude : does 11.04 has unity ?
[04:48] <Atharva> !classic | Atharva
[13:45] <imtheBOSS1> hey, do any of you guys know how to use rtorrent?
[13:45] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: ?
[13:45] <imtheBOSS1> i cant figure it out
[13:45] <imtheBOSS1> where do i save the config file?
[13:46] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: looks like rtorrent is in the repos
[13:46] <holstein> i would just install it, and look for the config file
[13:47] <imtheBOSS1> i did but what does ~/. mean?
[13:48] <holstein> something like "~/.rtorrent.rc
[13:48] <holstein>  ~ = /home
[13:48] <imtheBOSS1> oh
[13:48] <holstein> /home/username/Documents = ~/Documents
[13:48] <imtheBOSS1> thank you that helped  me alot
[13:48] <holstein> :)
[13:52] <imtheBOSS1> one more question; what does the dot after the / mean?
[13:52] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: if you make a directory... say one on the desktop
[13:53] <holstein> either right-click and make it, or
[13:53] <holstein> mkdir ~/Desktop/.whatever OR mkdir /home/yourusername/Desktop/.whatever
[13:53] <holstein> that directory .whatever will be hidden
[13:54] <holstein> if you are in nautlius, you can hit control+h to show hidden files
[13:54] <holstein> .directories are hidden
[13:54] <imtheBOSS1> ok, but rtorrent is telling me to save the config to ~/.rtorrent.rc
[13:55] <imtheBOSS1> im new to linux sorry
[13:55] <holstein> sure
[13:55] <holstein> theres already a config firl there right?
[13:55] <imtheBOSS1> i dont think so
[13:55] <holstein> nano ~/.rtorrent.rc
[13:55] <imtheBOSS1> one sec
[13:55] <holstein> nano or whatever you want to use
[13:56] <imtheBOSS1> nothings there
[13:57] <holstein> not sure where you are expected to get the config information
[13:57] <imtheBOSS1> i have it, it came in some example folder
[13:58] <imtheBOSS1> i just need to copy it
[13:58] <holstein> http://grenage.com/rtorrent.html
[13:58] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: OH... you can just copy it over then
[13:59] <imtheBOSS1> how? ... im clueless
[13:59] <holstein> cp /path/to/config /where/ever/you/want/it
[13:59] <holstein> cp /path/to/config ~/.rtorrent.rc
[13:59] <imtheBOSS1> ok let me try that
[13:59] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: or just open nautilus and right click on it
[13:59] <holstein> copy
[14:00] <holstein> go to your home directory
[14:00] <holstein> paste
[14:00] <holstein> and rename as needed
[14:00] <imtheBOSS1> yea, but putting a dot makes it hidden?
[14:00] <holstein> right, and thats what rtorrent is looking for
[14:00] <holstein> it'll look by name
[14:01] <holstein> so, you need to have the name/location right
[14:01] <imtheBOSS1> oh.... that makes sense
[14:01] <imtheBOSS1> thanks let me try that
[14:01] <holstein> you dont have to do it in the terminal
[14:01] <imtheBOSS1> to open nautilus you do...
[14:02] <holstein> but, i figure if you are learning an ncurses torrent system, you must want to be in the terminal
[14:02] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: nautilus is a filemanager
[14:02] <holstein> im assuming you are using ubuntu or ubuntustudio
[14:02] <imtheBOSS1> yes
[14:02] <holstein> open whatever file manager you are using
[14:02] <holstein> you just open up places - home
[14:02] <holstein> or whatever
[14:02] <holstein> thats nautilus
[14:03] <holstein> OR, do it in the terminal
[14:03] <imtheBOSS1> ?
[14:03] <holstein> otherwise, im not clear on why you dont just use transmission
[14:03] <holstein> transmission has a nice GUI
[14:03] <imtheBOSS1> i just use terminal and type in gksu nautilus
[14:03] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: ?
[14:03] <holstein> why?
[14:03] <holstein> you dont need root permissions
[14:03] <imtheBOSS1> thats the only way i know
[14:04] <holstein> this is all in your home directory
[14:04] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: you can just type nautilus if you want ;)
[14:04] <holstein> BUT, its the file manager
[14:04] <holstein> up at the top
[14:04] <holstein> you see the 'places' menu
[14:04] <holstein> when you click that, and go *anywhere*
[14:04] <holstein> home
[14:04] <holstein> documents
[14:04] <holstein> pictures
[14:04] <holstein> whatever
[14:04] <imtheBOSS1> i know, but sometimes it needs permision
[14:05] <holstein> the thing that opens to show those locations to you... thats nautilus
[14:05] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: sure... but you dont
[14:05] <holstein> and you dont want to run as root unless you need to
[14:05] <holstein> if you have the config file created as root
[14:05] <holstein> and you rut rtorrent as normal user
[14:05] <holstein> which you should
[14:05] <holstein> then, rtorrent wont have permission to read the config file
[14:06] <holstein> you *dont* want gksudo nautilus
[14:06] <holstein> you want to either open nautilus and click around OR
[14:06] <holstein> open the terminal, and use cp
[14:06] <holstein> cp /path/to/demo/config ~/.rtorrent.rc
[14:07] <imtheBOSS1> ok thanks
[14:07] <holstein> ^^ that command
[14:07] <holstein> cp is copy
[14:07] <holstein> the first is what to copy
[14:07] <holstein> and the 2nd is the destination
[14:07] <holstein> and, rtrorrent is ncurses
[14:07] <holstein> so, that will be running in the terminal
[14:07] <holstein> if you are not wanting to use the terminal, i would just use transmission
[14:08] <holstein> transmission is the default torrent client in normal ubuntu
[14:08] <holstein> its GUI, and quite simple
[14:08] <imtheBOSS1> im using rtorrent so i can acess it through ssh
[14:08] <holstein> right, so, that will be in the terminal
[14:08] <holstein> you will need to navigate the file system
[14:08] <holstein> i would start using the terminal for everything then
[14:09] <holstein> i have a server machine i put online a year+ ago
[14:09] <holstein> its headless, and x-less
[14:09] <holstein> forces me to use the terminal
[14:09] <imtheBOSS1> im only using this for a testing and torrent box
[14:09] <imtheBOSS1> same thing as you
[14:09] <imtheBOSS1> its headless
[14:09] <imtheBOSS1> using it through vnc and ssh
[14:09] <holstein> sure, but, it this is *all* you are doing in the command line, you can do VNC over ssh
[14:10] <holstein> or some other easier remote desktop setup
[14:10] <holstein> teamviewer even
[14:10] <holstein> that'll let you use transmission remotely
[14:10] <holstein> otherwise, it might be a little overkill
[14:11] <imtheBOSS1> i think i figured it out... now im going to test a torrent
[14:23] <imtheBOSS1> rtorrent is too hard... im going to try and config transmission web gui
[14:24] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: i didnt want to say that... but the transmission webgui is easy :)
[14:24] <imtheBOSS1> lol
[14:25] <imtheBOSS1> listening port is the port i need to foward right?
[14:25] <holstein> prolly
[14:25] <holstein> i did it local, so im not sure
[14:25] <holstein> that should be the only one
[14:26] <holstein> and if i were putting that outside my firewall, i would change it from the default
[14:26] <imtheBOSS1> thats what im doing
[14:26] <holstein> something not too common from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers
[14:27] <imtheBOSS1> hmmmm
[14:28] <imtheBOSS1> il do 80
[14:29] <holstein> lol
[14:32] <imtheBOSS1> why cant anything just work...
[14:33] <holstein> test it local with the defaults
[14:33] <imtheBOSS1> it wont let view it locally or externallu
[14:33] <imtheBOSS1> externally
[14:33] <holstein> when i set it up, it was literally check-a-box easy
[14:33] <holstein> that was a few versions ago though
[14:34] <imtheBOSS1> i had it working locally yesterday
[14:34] <holstein> cool
[14:34] <holstein> you restarted it since changing the settings?
[14:35] <imtheBOSS1> no.. let me try that
[14:40] <imtheBOSS1> still not working ughhh
[14:41] <holstein> yeah... step back through what you have changed
[14:41] <holstein> consider removing whatever configs you have edited
[14:41] <holstein> maybe resintalling
[14:41] <imtheBOSS1> reinstall transmission?
[14:41] <holstein> you can always fire up a different (temporary) user account
[14:42] <holstein> that will tell you if its the system, the software, or your own config error
[14:42] <holstein> imtheBOSS1: yes... reinstalling transmission *should* reset the config files
[14:42] <imtheBOSS1> i didnt touch the config files
[14:43] <imtheBOSS1> should i do it anyway?
[14:43] <holstein> if you checked a box in the GUI, that edits config files
[14:43] <holstein> i mean, you should do what makes you feel comfortable
[14:44] <holstein> im just offering troubleshooting suggestions
[14:44] <holstein> if transmission is broken, you cant break it anymore by reinstalling it ;)
[14:45] <imtheBOSS1> ok.. im gunna try