| 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY transmission-download-http "https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/download/&transmission-version;/transmission-&transmission-version;.tar.xz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY transmission-download-ftp " ">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY transmission-md5sum "8132b9f012b8e6309911c80ee9fd00f7">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY transmission-size "11 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY transmission-buildsize "226 MB (with both GUI interfaces)">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY transmission-time "2.3 SBU (with both GUI interfaces; using parallelism=4)">
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| 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="transmission" xreflabel="Transmission-&transmission-version;">
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| 16 | <?dbhtml filename="transmission.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 |
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| 19 | <title>Transmission-&transmission-version;</title>
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| 20 |
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| 21 | <indexterm zone="transmission">
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| 22 | <primary sortas="a-Transmission">Transmission</primary>
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| 23 | </indexterm>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 26 | <title>Introduction to Transmission</title>
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| 27 |
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| 28 | <para>
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| 29 | <application>Transmission</application> is a cross-platform, open source
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| 30 | BitTorrent client. This is useful for downloading large files (such as
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| 31 | Linux ISOs) and reduces the need for the distributors to provide server
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| 32 | bandwidth.
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| 33 | </para>
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| 34 |
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| 35 | &lfs121_checked;
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 38 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 39 | <listitem>
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| 40 | <para>
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| 41 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&transmission-download-http;"/>
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| 42 | </para>
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| 43 | </listitem>
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| 44 | <listitem>
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| 45 | <para>
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| 46 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&transmission-download-ftp;"/>
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| 47 | </para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>
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| 51 | Download MD5 sum: &transmission-md5sum;
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| 52 | </para>
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| 53 | </listitem>
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>
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| 56 | Download size: &transmission-size;
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| 57 | </para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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| 59 | <listitem>
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| 60 | <para>
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| 61 | Estimated disk space required: &transmission-buildsize;
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| 62 | </para>
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| 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | <listitem>
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| 65 | <para>
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| 66 | Estimated build time: &transmission-time;
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| 67 | </para>
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| 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | </itemizedlist>
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| 70 |
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| 71 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 72 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 73 | <listitem>
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| 74 | <para>
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| 75 | Required patch:
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| 76 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/transmission-&transmission-version;-build_fix-1.patch"/>
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| 77 | </para>
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| 78 | </listitem>
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| 79 | </itemizedlist>
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| 80 |
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| 81 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Transmission Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 82 |
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| 83 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 84 | <para role="required">
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| 85 | <xref linkend="curl"/>
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| 86 | </para>
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| 87 |
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| 88 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 89 | <para role="recommended">
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| 90 | <xref linkend="libevent"/> and
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| 91 | <xref linkend="libpsl"/>
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| 92 | (to use system libraries instead of bundled ones)
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| 93 | </para>
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| 94 |
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| 95 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (to build a GUI)</bridgehead>
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| 96 | <para role="recommended">
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| 97 | <xref linkend="gtkmm4"/> or
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| 98 | <xref linkend="qt6"/>
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| 99 | </para>
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| 100 |
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| 101 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 102 | <para role="optional">
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| 103 | <xref linkend="nodejs"/> (for building the web client, not needed at run time),
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| 104 | <ulink url="https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator">appindicator</ulink>,
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| 105 | <ulink url="https://github.com/jech/dht">dht</ulink>,
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| 106 | <ulink url="https://github.com/libb64/libb64">libb64</ulink>,
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| 107 | <ulink url="https://github.com/ebiggers/libdeflate">libdeflate</ulink>,
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| 108 | <ulink url="https://github.com/miniupnp/libnatpmp">libnatpmp</ulink>,
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| 109 | <ulink url="https://github.com/bittorrent/libutp">libutp</ulink>, and
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| 110 | <ulink url="https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp">miniupnp</ulink>
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| 111 | </para>
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| 112 |
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| 113 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 114 | Editor Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/transmission"/>
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| 115 | </para>
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| 116 | </sect2>
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| 117 |
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| 118 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 119 | <title>Installation of Transmission</title>
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| 120 |
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| 121 | <para>
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| 122 | First, fix a build failure due to incorrect statements in CMakeLists.txt:
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| 123 | </para>
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| 124 |
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| 125 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../transmission-&transmission-version;-build_fix-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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| 126 |
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| 127 | <para>
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| 128 | Install <application>Transmission</application> by running the
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| 129 | following commands:
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| 130 | </para>
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| 131 |
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| 132 | <screen><userinput>mkdir build &&
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| 133 | cd build &&
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| 134 |
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| 135 | cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
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| 136 | -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
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| 137 | -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/transmission-&transmission-version; \
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| 138 | .. &&
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| 139 |
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| 140 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 141 |
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| 142 |
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| 143 | <para>
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| 144 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 145 | </para>
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| 146 |
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| 147 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 148 |
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| 149 | <para>
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| 150 | Next, create transmission.png from the SVG file:
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| 151 | </para>
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| 152 |
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| 153 | <screen role="root"><userinput>rsvg-convert \
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| 154 | /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/transmission.svg \
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| 155 | -o /usr/share/pixmaps/transmission.png</userinput></screen>
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| 156 |
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| 157 | </sect2>
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| 158 |
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| 159 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 160 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 161 |
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| 162 | <para>
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| 163 | <option>-DENABLE_QT=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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| 164 | the <application>Qt</application> interface. The default is to build it
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| 165 | if &qt5-deps; or <xref linkend="qt6"/> is installed.
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| 166 | </para>
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| 167 |
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| 168 | <para>
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| 169 | <option>-DENABLE_GTK=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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| 170 | the GTK-4 interface. The default is to build it if
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| 171 | <xref linkend="gtkmm4"/> is installed.
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| 172 | </para>
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| 173 |
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| 174 | <para>
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| 175 | <option>-DENABLE_WEB=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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| 176 | the web client. The default is to build it if <xref linkend="nodejs"/>
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| 177 | is installed.
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| 178 | </para>
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| 179 |
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| 180 | <para>
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| 181 | <option>-DREBUILD_WEB=ON</option>: This switch forces rebuilding
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| 182 | the web client. This option needs <xref linkend="nodejs"/> to be
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| 183 | installed as well as an internet connection. The default is to not
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| 184 | rebuild the client.
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| 185 | </para>
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| 186 | </sect2>
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| 187 |
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| 188 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 189 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <segmentedlist>
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| 192 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 193 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 194 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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| 195 |
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| 196 | <seglistitem>
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| 197 | <seg>
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| 198 | <!--transmission-cli,-->
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| 199 | transmission-create,
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| 200 | transmission-daemon,
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| 201 | transmission-edit,
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| 202 | transmission-gtk,
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| 203 | transmission-qt,
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| 204 | transmission-remote, and
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| 205 | transmission-show
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| 206 | </seg>
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| 207 | <seg>
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| 208 | None
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| 209 | </seg>
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| 210 | <seg>
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| 211 | /usr/share/transmission (contains the web client) and
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| 212 | /usr/share/doc/transmission-&transmission-version;
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| 213 | </seg>
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| 214 | </seglistitem>
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| 215 | </segmentedlist>
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| 216 |
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| 217 | <variablelist>
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| 218 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 219 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 220 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 221 |
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| 222 | <!-- Not seen in 4.0.4 or 4.0.5
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| 223 | <varlistentry id="transmission-cli">
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| 224 | <term><command>transmission-cli</command></term>
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| 225 | <listitem>
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| 226 | <para>
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| 227 | is a lightweight, command line BitTorrent client with scripting
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| 228 | capabilities
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| 229 | </para>
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| 230 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-cli">
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| 231 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-cli">transmission-cli</primary>
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| 232 | </indexterm>
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| 233 | </listitem>
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| 234 | </varlistentry>
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| 235 | -->
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| 236 |
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| 237 | <varlistentry id="transmission-create">
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| 238 | <term><command>transmission-create</command></term>
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| 239 | <listitem>
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| 240 | <para>
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| 241 | is a command line tool used to create .torrent files
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| 242 | </para>
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| 243 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-create">
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| 244 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-create">transmission-create</primary>
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| 245 | </indexterm>
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| 246 | </listitem>
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| 247 | </varlistentry>
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| 248 |
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| 249 | <varlistentry id="transmission-daemon">
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| 250 | <term><command>transmission-daemon</command></term>
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| 251 | <listitem>
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| 252 | <para>
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| 253 | is a daemon-based Transmission session that can be controlled via
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| 254 | RPC commands from Transmission's web interface or
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| 255 | <command>transmission-remote</command>
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| 256 | </para>
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| 257 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-daemon">
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| 258 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-daemon">transmission-daemon</primary>
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| 259 | </indexterm>
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| 260 | </listitem>
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| 261 | </varlistentry>
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| 262 |
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| 263 | <varlistentry id="transmission-edit">
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| 264 | <term><command>transmission-edit</command></term>
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| 265 | <listitem>
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| 266 | <para>
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| 267 | is a command line tool to modify .torrent files' announce URLs
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| 268 | </para>
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| 269 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-edit">
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| 270 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-edit">transmission-edit</primary>
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| 271 | </indexterm>
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| 272 | </listitem>
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| 273 | </varlistentry>
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| 274 |
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| 275 | <varlistentry id="transmission-gtk">
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| 276 | <term><command>transmission-gtk</command></term>
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| 277 | <listitem>
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| 278 | <para>
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| 279 | is a GTK+ bittorrent client
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| 280 | </para>
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| 281 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-gtk">
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| 282 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-gtk">transmission-gtk</primary>
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| 283 | </indexterm>
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| 284 | </listitem>
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| 285 | </varlistentry>
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| 286 |
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| 287 | <varlistentry id="transmission-qt">
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| 288 | <term><command>transmission-qt</command></term>
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| 289 | <listitem>
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| 290 | <para>
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| 291 | is a Qt-based bittorrent client
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| 292 | </para>
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| 293 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-qt">
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| 294 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-qt">transmission-qt</primary>
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| 295 | </indexterm>
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| 296 | </listitem>
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| 297 | </varlistentry>
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| 298 |
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| 299 | <varlistentry id="transmission-remote">
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| 300 | <term><command>transmission-remote</command></term>
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| 301 | <listitem>
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| 302 | <para>
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| 303 | is a remote control utility for transmission-daemon and transmission
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| 304 | </para>
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| 305 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-remote">
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| 306 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-remote">transmission-remote</primary>
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| 307 | </indexterm>
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| 308 | </listitem>
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| 309 | </varlistentry>
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| 310 |
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| 311 | <varlistentry id="transmission-show">
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| 312 | <term><command>transmission-show</command></term>
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| 313 | <listitem>
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| 314 | <para>
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| 315 | is a command line tool to display bittorrent .torrent file metadata
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| 316 | </para>
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| 317 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-show">
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| 318 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-show">transmission-show</primary>
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| 319 | </indexterm>
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| 320 | </listitem>
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| 321 | </varlistentry>
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| 322 |
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| 323 | </variablelist>
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| 324 |
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| 325 | </sect2>
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| 326 |
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| 327 | </sect1>
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