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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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 "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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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 | &lfs120_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 |
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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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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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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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88 | <xref linkend="gtkmm3"/> or
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89 | &qt5-deps;
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90 | </para>
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91 |
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92 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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93 | <para role="optional">
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94 | <xref linkend="nodejs"/> (for building the web client, not needed at run time),
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95 | <ulink url="https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator">appindicator</ulink>,
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96 | <ulink url="https://github.com/jech/dht">dht</ulink>,
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97 | <ulink url="https://github.com/libb64/libb64">libb64</ulink>,
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98 | <ulink url="https://github.com/ebiggers/libdeflate">libdeflate</ulink>,
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99 | <ulink url="https://github.com/miniupnp/libnatpmp">libnatpmp</ulink>,
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100 | <ulink url="https://github.com/bittorrent/libutp">libutp</ulink>, and
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101 | <ulink url="https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp">miniupnp</ulink>
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102 | </para>
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103 |
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104 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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105 | Editor Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/transmission"/>
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106 | </para>
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107 | </sect2>
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108 |
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109 | <sect2 role="installation">
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110 | <title>Installation of Transmission</title>
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111 |
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112 | <para>
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113 | Install <application>Transmission</application> by running the
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114 | following commands:
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115 | </para>
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116 |
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117 | <screen><userinput>mkdir build &&
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118 | cd build &&
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119 |
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120 | cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
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121 | -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
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122 | -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/transmission-&transmission-version; \
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123 | .. &&
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124 |
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125 | make</userinput></screen>
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126 |
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127 |
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128 | <para>
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129 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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130 | </para>
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131 |
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132 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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133 |
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134 | <para>
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135 | Next, create transmission.png from the SVG file:
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136 | </para>
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137 |
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138 | <screen role="root"><userinput>rsvg-convert \
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139 | /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/transmission.svg \
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140 | -o /usr/share/pixmaps/transmission.png</userinput></screen>
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141 |
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142 | </sect2>
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143 |
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144 | <sect2 role="commands">
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145 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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146 |
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147 | <para>
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148 | <option>-DENABLE_QT=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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149 | the <application>Qt5</application> interface. The default is to build it
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150 | if &qt5-deps; is installed.
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151 | </para>
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152 |
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153 | <para>
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154 | <option>-DENABLE_GTK=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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155 | the GTK+-3 interface. The default is to build it if
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156 | <xref linkend="gtkmm3"/> is installed.
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157 | </para>
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158 |
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159 | <para>
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160 | <option>-DENABLE_WEB=OFF</option>: This switch disables building
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161 | the web client. The default is to build it if <xref linkend="nodejs"/>
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162 | is installed.
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163 | </para>
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164 |
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165 | <para>
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166 | <option>-DREBUILD_WEB=ON</option>: This switch forces rebuilding
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167 | the web client. This option needs <xref linkend="nodejs"/> to be
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168 | installed as well as an internet connection. The default is to not
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169 | rebuild the client.
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170 | </para>
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171 | </sect2>
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172 |
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173 | <sect2 role="content">
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174 | <title>Contents</title>
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175 |
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176 | <segmentedlist>
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177 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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178 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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179 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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180 |
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181 | <seglistitem>
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182 | <seg>
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183 | transmission-cli,
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184 | transmission-create,
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185 | transmission-daemon,
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186 | transmission-edit,
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187 | transmission-gtk,
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188 | transmission-qt,
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189 | transmission-remote, and
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190 | transmission-show
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191 | </seg>
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192 | <seg>
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193 | None
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194 | </seg>
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195 | <seg>
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196 | /usr/share/transmission (contains the web client) and
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197 | /usr/share/doc/transmission-&transmission-version;
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198 | </seg>
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199 | </seglistitem>
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200 | </segmentedlist>
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201 |
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202 | <variablelist>
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203 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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204 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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205 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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206 |
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207 | <varlistentry id="transmission-cli">
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208 | <term><command>transmission-cli</command></term>
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209 | <listitem>
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210 | <para>
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211 | is a lightweight, command line BitTorrent client with scripting
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212 | capabilities
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213 | </para>
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214 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-cli">
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215 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-cli">transmission-cli</primary>
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216 | </indexterm>
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217 | </listitem>
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218 | </varlistentry>
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219 |
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220 | <varlistentry id="transmission-create">
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221 | <term><command>transmission-create</command></term>
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222 | <listitem>
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223 | <para>
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224 | is a command line tool used to create .torrent files
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225 | </para>
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226 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-create">
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227 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-create">transmission-create</primary>
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228 | </indexterm>
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229 | </listitem>
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230 | </varlistentry>
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231 |
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232 | <varlistentry id="transmission-daemon">
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233 | <term><command>transmission-daemon</command></term>
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234 | <listitem>
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235 | <para>
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236 | is a daemon-based Transmission session that can be controlled via
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237 | RPC commands from Transmission's web interface or
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238 | <command>transmission-remote</command>
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239 | </para>
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240 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-daemon">
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241 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-daemon">transmission-daemon</primary>
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242 | </indexterm>
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243 | </listitem>
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244 | </varlistentry>
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245 |
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246 | <varlistentry id="transmission-edit">
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247 | <term><command>transmission-edit</command></term>
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248 | <listitem>
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249 | <para>
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250 | is a command line tool to modify .torrent files' announce URLs
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251 | </para>
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252 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-edit">
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253 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-edit">transmission-edit</primary>
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254 | </indexterm>
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255 | </listitem>
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256 | </varlistentry>
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257 |
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258 | <varlistentry id="transmission-gtk">
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259 | <term><command>transmission-gtk</command></term>
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260 | <listitem>
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261 | <para>
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262 | is a GTK+ bittorrent client
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263 | </para>
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264 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-gtk">
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265 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-gtk">transmission-gtk</primary>
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266 | </indexterm>
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267 | </listitem>
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268 | </varlistentry>
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269 |
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270 | <varlistentry id="transmission-qt">
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271 | <term><command>transmission-qt</command></term>
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272 | <listitem>
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273 | <para>
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274 | is a Qt-based bittorrent client
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275 | </para>
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276 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-qt">
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277 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-qt">transmission-qt</primary>
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278 | </indexterm>
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279 | </listitem>
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280 | </varlistentry>
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281 |
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282 | <varlistentry id="transmission-remote">
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283 | <term><command>transmission-remote</command></term>
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284 | <listitem>
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285 | <para>
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286 | is a remote control utility for transmission-daemon and transmission
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287 | </para>
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288 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-remote">
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289 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-remote">transmission-remote</primary>
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290 | </indexterm>
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291 | </listitem>
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292 | </varlistentry>
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293 |
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294 | <varlistentry id="transmission-show">
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295 | <term><command>transmission-show</command></term>
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296 | <listitem>
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297 | <para>
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298 | is a command line tool to display bittorrent .torrent file metadata
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299 | </para>
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300 | <indexterm zone="transmission transmission-show">
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301 | <primary sortas="b-transmission-show">transmission-show</primary>
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302 | </indexterm>
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303 | </listitem>
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304 | </varlistentry>
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305 |
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306 | </variablelist>
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307 |
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308 | </sect2>
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309 |
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310 | </sect1>
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