[5ef6186] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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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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[2c596e3f] | 7 | <!ENTITY transmission-download-http "https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/download/&transmission-version;/transmission-&transmission-version;.tar.xz">
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[5ef6186] | 8 | <!ENTITY transmission-download-ftp " ">
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[33c5fdb] | 9 | <!ENTITY transmission-md5sum "a9985ff897d060d40b80e763263ffaf9">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY transmission-size "9.3 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY transmission-buildsize "229 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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[5ef6186] | 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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[dd20c220] | 15 | <sect1 id="transmission" xreflabel="Transmission-&transmission-version;">
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[5ef6186] | 16 | <?dbhtml filename="transmission.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 |
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[dd20c220] | 19 | <title>Transmission-&transmission-version;</title>
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[5ef6186] | 20 |
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| 21 | <indexterm zone="transmission">
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[07dd360] | 22 | <primary sortas="a-Transmission">Transmission</primary>
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[5ef6186] | 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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[1bf0fac] | 35 | &lfs120_checked;
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[5ef6186] | 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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[204fe99] | 70 |
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[ba5ca10] | 71 |
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[5ef6186] | 72 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Transmission Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 73 |
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| 74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 75 | <para role="required">
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[f45963a] | 76 | <xref linkend="curl"/>
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| 77 | </para>
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| 78 |
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| 79 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 80 | <para role="recommended">
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| 81 | <xref linkend="libevent"/> and
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| 82 | <xref linkend="libpsl"/>
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| 83 | (to use system libraries instead of bundled ones)
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[5ef6186] | 84 | </para>
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| 85 |
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| 86 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (to build a GUI)</bridgehead>
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| 87 | <para role="recommended">
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[2c596e3f] | 88 | <xref linkend="gtkmm3"/> or
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[4de66bc7] | 89 | &qt5-deps; or
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| 90 | <xref linkend="qt6" role="nodep"/>
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[5ef6186] | 91 | </para>
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| 92 |
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| 93 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 94 | <para role="optional">
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[f45963a] | 95 | <xref linkend="nodejs"/> (for building the web client, not needed at run time),
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| 96 | <ulink url="https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator">appindicator</ulink>,
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| 97 | <ulink url="https://github.com/jech/dht">dht</ulink>,
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| 98 | <ulink url="https://github.com/libb64/libb64">libb64</ulink>,
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| 99 | <ulink url="https://github.com/ebiggers/libdeflate">libdeflate</ulink>,
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| 100 | <ulink url="https://github.com/miniupnp/libnatpmp">libnatpmp</ulink>,
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| 101 | <ulink url="https://github.com/bittorrent/libutp">libutp</ulink>, and
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| 102 | <ulink url="https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp">miniupnp</ulink>
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[5ef6186] | 103 | </para>
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| 104 |
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| 105 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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[42ddc30] | 106 | Editor Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/transmission"/>
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[5ef6186] | 107 | </para>
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| 108 | </sect2>
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| 109 |
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| 110 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 111 | <title>Installation of Transmission</title>
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[a4f37269] | 112 |
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[5ef6186] | 113 | <para>
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[39372bab] | 114 | Install <application>Transmission</application> by running the
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| 115 | following commands:
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[5ef6186] | 116 | </para>
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| 117 |
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[2c596e3f] | 118 | <screen><userinput>mkdir build &&
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| 119 | cd build &&
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[5ef6186] | 120 |
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[2c596e3f] | 121 | cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
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| 122 | -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
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[2a7be92] | 123 | -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/transmission-&transmission-version; \
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| 124 | .. &&
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[5ef6186] | 125 |
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[2c596e3f] | 126 | make</userinput></screen>
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[5ef6186] | 127 |
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| 128 |
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| 129 | <para>
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| 130 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 131 | </para>
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| 132 |
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| 133 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 134 |
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| 135 | <para>
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[33c5fdb] | 136 | Next, create transmission.png from the SVG file:
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[8cce479c] | 137 | </para>
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| 138 |
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[2a7be92] | 139 | <screen role="root"><userinput>rsvg-convert \
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| 140 | /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/transmission.svg \
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| 141 | -o /usr/share/pixmaps/transmission.png</userinput></screen>
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[8cce479c] | 142 |
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| 143 | </sect2>
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| 144 |
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| 145 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 146 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 147 |
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[4da7077] | 148 | <para>
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[2a7be92] | 149 | <option>-DENABLE_QT=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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[33c5fdb] | 150 | the <application>Qt5</application> interface. The default is to build it
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[b3867c5] | 151 | if &qt5-deps; is installed.
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[2c596e3f] | 152 | </para>
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| 153 |
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| 154 | <para>
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[2a7be92] | 155 | <option>-DENABLE_GTK=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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[33c5fdb] | 156 | the GTK+-3 interface. The default is to build it if
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[2a7be92] | 157 | <xref linkend="gtkmm3"/> is installed.
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[4da7077] | 158 | </para>
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| 159 |
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[8cce479c] | 160 | <para>
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[2a7be92] | 161 | <option>-DENABLE_WEB=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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| 162 | the web client. The default is to build it if <xref linkend="nodejs"/>
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| 163 | is installed.
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[5ef6186] | 164 | </para>
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| 165 |
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[d7b0fac] | 166 | <para>
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[33c5fdb] | 167 | <option>-DREBUILD_WEB=ON</option>: This switch forces rebuilding
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| 168 | the web client. This option needs <xref linkend="nodejs"/> to be
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| 169 | installed as well as an internet connection. The default is to not
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| 170 | rebuild the client.
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[d7b0fac] | 171 | </para>
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[5ef6186] | 172 | </sect2>
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| 173 |
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| 174 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 175 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 176 |
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| 177 | <segmentedlist>
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| 178 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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[c3c56b2] | 179 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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[5ef6186] | 180 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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| 181 |
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| 182 | <seglistitem>
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| 183 | <seg>
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[33c5fdb] | 184 | transmission-cli,
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| 185 | transmission-create,
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| 186 | transmission-daemon,
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| 187 | transmission-edit,
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| 188 | transmission-gtk,
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| 189 | transmission-qt,
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| 190 | transmission-remote, and
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| 191 | transmission-show
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[07dd360] | 192 | </seg>
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[c3c56b2] | 193 | <seg>
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| 194 | None
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| 195 | </seg>
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[07dd360] | 196 | <seg>
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[33c5fdb] | 197 | /usr/share/transmission (contains the web client) and
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[2a7be92] | 198 | /usr/share/doc/transmission-&transmission-version;
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[5ef6186] | 199 | </seg>
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| 200 | </seglistitem>
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| 201 | </segmentedlist>
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| 202 |
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| 203 | <variablelist>
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| 204 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 205 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 206 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 207 |
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| 208 | <varlistentry id="transmission-cli">
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| 209 | <term><command>transmission-cli</command></term>
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| 210 | <listitem>
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| 211 | <para>
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[33c5fdb] | 212 | is a lightweight, command line BitTorrent client with scripting
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[4c24eb0a] | 213 | capabilities
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[5ef6186] | 214 | </para>
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| 215 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-cli">
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| 216 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-cli">transmission-cli</primary>
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| 217 | </indexterm>
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| 218 | </listitem>
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| 219 | </varlistentry>
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| 220 |
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| 221 | <varlistentry id="transmission-create">
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| 222 | <term><command>transmission-create</command></term>
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| 223 | <listitem>
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| 224 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 225 | is a command line tool used to create .torrent files
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[5ef6186] | 226 | </para>
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| 227 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-create">
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| 228 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-create">transmission-create</primary>
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| 229 | </indexterm>
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| 230 | </listitem>
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| 231 | </varlistentry>
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| 232 |
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| 233 | <varlistentry id="transmission-daemon">
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| 234 | <term><command>transmission-daemon</command></term>
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| 235 | <listitem>
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| 236 | <para>
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| 237 | is a daemon-based Transmission session that can be controlled via
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[33c5fdb] | 238 | RPC commands from Transmission's web interface or
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[4c24eb0a] | 239 | <command>transmission-remote</command>
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[5ef6186] | 240 | </para>
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| 241 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-daemon">
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| 242 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-daemon">transmission-daemon</primary>
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| 243 | </indexterm>
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| 244 | </listitem>
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| 245 | </varlistentry>
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| 246 |
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| 247 | <varlistentry id="transmission-edit">
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| 248 | <term><command>transmission-edit</command></term>
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| 249 | <listitem>
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| 250 | <para>
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[33c5fdb] | 251 | is a command line tool to modify .torrent files' announce URLs
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[5ef6186] | 252 | </para>
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| 253 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-edit">
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| 254 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-edit">transmission-edit</primary>
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| 255 | </indexterm>
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| 256 | </listitem>
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| 257 | </varlistentry>
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| 258 |
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| 259 | <varlistentry id="transmission-gtk">
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| 260 | <term><command>transmission-gtk</command></term>
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| 261 | <listitem>
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| 262 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 263 | is a GTK+ bittorrent client
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[5ef6186] | 264 | </para>
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| 265 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-gtk">
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| 266 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-gtk">transmission-gtk</primary>
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| 267 | </indexterm>
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| 268 | </listitem>
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| 269 | </varlistentry>
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| 270 |
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| 271 | <varlistentry id="transmission-qt">
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| 272 | <term><command>transmission-qt</command></term>
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| 273 | <listitem>
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| 274 | <para>
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[33c5fdb] | 275 | is a Qt-based bittorrent client
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[5ef6186] | 276 | </para>
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| 277 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-qt">
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| 278 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-qt">transmission-qt</primary>
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| 279 | </indexterm>
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| 280 | </listitem>
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| 281 | </varlistentry>
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| 282 |
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| 283 | <varlistentry id="transmission-remote">
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| 284 | <term><command>transmission-remote</command></term>
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| 285 | <listitem>
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| 286 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 287 | is a remote control utility for transmission-daemon and transmission
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[5ef6186] | 288 | </para>
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| 289 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-remote">
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| 290 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-remote">transmission-remote</primary>
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| 291 | </indexterm>
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| 292 | </listitem>
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| 293 | </varlistentry>
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| 294 |
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| 295 | <varlistentry id="transmission-show">
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| 296 | <term><command>transmission-show</command></term>
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| 297 | <listitem>
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| 298 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 299 | is a command line tool to display bittorrent .torrent file metadata
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[5ef6186] | 300 | </para>
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| 301 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-show">
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| 302 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-show">transmission-show</primary>
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| 303 | </indexterm>
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| 304 | </listitem>
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| 305 | </varlistentry>
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[8cce479c] | 306 |
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[5ef6186] | 307 | </variablelist>
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[8cce479c] | 308 |
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[5ef6186] | 309 | </sect2>
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[8cce479c] | 310 |
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[5ef6186] | 311 | </sect1>
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