Questions tagged [transmission]

Transmission is a set of lightweight BitTorrent clients (in GUI, CLI and daemon form). It is Ubuntu's default BitTorrent client since Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.

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Is it possible to pause Transmission and shut down the computer?

I am downloading a 3TB file through Transmission using 10 divided .torrent files, and it estimates that it will take around 10~20 days total. However I have to leave my house for 3 days due to a ...
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When I try to open a Torrent file, I get the message: Skipping unknown Torrent

While there was one active torrent, I tried starting another torrent I had downloaded. But, this next torrent did not open. Even after completion of previous torrent, when I tried opening the it ...
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Why does transmission-daemon need to access my user dirs when run as a system user?

I'm running Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS, and have a fresh install of transmission-daemon. It runs fine as a Systemd service. But when I try to run it standalone (with the service stopped), I see: ~ ⌘ sudo -u ...
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Transmission permission denied with mounted samba directory

I have 2 Proxmox VMs on the same server (for learning purposes) - primary docker server (ubuntu 18.04 server) 192.168.1.108 and samba/storage 192.168.1.109 On the primary server, I have Transmission ...
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How to change the GUI of transmission web interface?

I'am talking about this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TransmissionHowTo I see this web interface: http://92.245.108.213:9091/transmission/web where are stored the html files of this web ...
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Which packages to install to get Transmission torrent client?

I've been using Linux for a few days. I performed a minimal Ubuntu 18.10 installation, and am now looking to install Transmission via Terminal. An apt-cache search transmission showed me these ...
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Transmission fails to start on Ubuntu 14.04

I haven't used Transmission for a few months. Today I needed to download something and Transmission does not start (no error dialogues or exceptions are displayed in the DE). Trying it from the ...
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Why does my Transmission client tell me my tracker list contains invalid URLs?

When I type in custom trackers into the tracker list, and try to save the list I get a message saying: List contains invalid URLs Am I doing something wrong?
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Requested download is not authorized for use with this tracker

I want to set up Edubuntu for a small non-profit school in South Africa. I'm trying to download the file edubuntu-14.04-dvd-i386.iso.torrent from http://dl.stgraber.org/releases/edubuntu/14.04/ ...
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How to migrate from transmission to vuze?

Googling for "migrate from transmission to vuze" gives me such gems as: Migrate from Vuze to Transmission Is vuze so unloved that no one stays with it? Currently using both, would like to click a ...
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Split network traffic between two nic depending on app?

I'm running a transmission daemon. I'd like only its torrent traffic to only go through eth0 while its RPC traffic, and all other network traffic, to only go through eth1. I think I can configure ...
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How use transmission-daemon with curlftpfs

I use an external ftp server for store data and I want to configure transmission so it can download directly into it. But even if it has all permission (when I add the magnet, it just create the ...
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Open Torrent URL magnet link in transmission by default in Chrome

I tried by searching answer in google and StackOverflow, but none of the solutions worked. First I run this in terminal: sudo grep 'MimeType' /usr/share/applications/transmission-gtk.desktop And ...
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deluge has slower speed than transmission

I am wondering why does transmission has higher download speed than deluge on the same torrent files? As of right now, transmission downloads 4 torrent files at about 7 MB/s, while deluge downloads ...
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transmission on ubuntu 16.04 LTS write permission problem

I get a problem with my Transmission 2.94 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server. I used this guide to install Transmission. I tried different dir on my disks and all give me same problem. I tried reinstall and ...
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Vuze not listed as an application and so cannot associate with torrent files

How do I ensure that vuze is listed in the apps for firefox to associate torrent files with it? Transmission is listed and works fine with Firefox, for what that's worth. Installed vuze with snap: ...
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How to make a copy of torrent to FTP location after download completion

I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and using Transmission BitTorrent client for downloading files. All I want is a script which will run after the download has completed and this script will make a exact copy ...
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How to make Transmission download torrents behind a proxy?

Can anyone help me configure Transmission to download torrent files behind a proxy? I have http_proxy set in my .bashrc.
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Transmission can't download due to ufw

I can't download anything in transmission because ufw firewall didn't allow My ufw status is given below: Status: active Logging: on (low) Default: deny (incoming), allow (outgoing), disabled (...
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Selective routing: how to route the traffic of specific ports through OpenVPN in Ubuntu Server 16.04.4 LTS

My home LAN is organized as follows: DHCP is assigned by a (very) basic modem provided by my ISP (Modem). A server runs Plex Media Server (uid=plex, hereinafter: PMS) and Transmission (uid=debian-...
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Torrents don't download in Kubuntu

I've been using Linux (Kubuntu) for about two months. I liked the torrent client that came with it (ktorrent), but recently I've noticed that ktorrent doesn't download again even if the torrent has ...
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How do I upgrade the default torrent client (Transmission) in 16.04?

I have read the Changelog and I am very keen to upgrade Xenial's default torrent client Transmission. There have been many improvements and bug fixes since Transmission version 2.84 which comes with ...
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How does transmission-daemon work ? Download don't seem to start [duplicate]

I installed transmission-daemon in order to have a command-line torrent downloader which I could access through SSH. My problem is that I am struggling to understand how to use it. I have run ...
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How to use Transmission BitTorrent Client with proxy? [duplicate]

I use Transmission BitTorrent Client v. 2.84 (14307). Could you please help me to find it's proxy settings? That's what I see on it's preferences/network tab:
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Lubuntu alternate installer torrent tracker error

I received the error: Requested download is not authorized for use with this tracker. When opening the link at: http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/xenial/release/lubuntu-16.04-alternate-...
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Transmission don't remember session

Firstly sorry for my bad English, so I using transmission, but when I close the app and open again, I see nothing, completely nothing, I don't know why, but transmission doesn't remember session and ...
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Transmission test port

I changed downloading port in transmission from random one to port 80. Then I tried to test it and got a result that port is closed. How can I open it for downloading?
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Proper port forwarding under Ubuntu

What is the correct way to open ports in Ubuntu and use Transmission in active mode? I opened port in my Technicolor 7200 router using this guide as follows: Then, I opened a port via terminal: ...
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Is it possible to set Transmission to show list of files as collapsed by default?

When downloading a torrent with a large folder hierarchy, I often find myself losing overview of the content of the torrent as Transmission shows the entire folder structure expanded under Properties &...
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how to save magnet links as files?

How do I configure firefox not to use transmission but to save magnet links as files? see also: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Register_protocol Notably, .torrent files are downloadable: thufir@dur:~$ ...
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Scheduled download by transmission during nightly hours? (downloading just at a specified period of a day)

I want to limit transmission to work at 02:00 AM untill 08:00. How?
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Transmission not downloading

I'm using the Transmission which was shipped in 11.10. All the configurations in Ubuntu 11.10 are the same as they are in my Mac OS. In Ubuntu, Transmission is not downloading at all: 0 peers at all ...
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How do I get an application to display on a "dummy monitor"?

I have a GTK program which I would like to run from a console in one of the virtual terminals (over SSH, and locally). Is there a way to get this application(or any other GTK application, for future ...
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Cannot open GUI applications through remote SSH using my phone

Right now I'm sending this command through SSH from phone to my Ubuntu laptop. echo SSHPASSWORD|sudo -S bash -c "export DISPLAY=:0"&&" + transmission-gtk Non-graphical commands work fine. ...
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I set permission with chmod, but files created later don't have the same permissions

I ran sudo chmod -R 0777 /home/thomas/media/ But when I make new sub directories with transmission they do not have 777 permission. Any tips?
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Transmission won't download torrents to NTFS HDD. Permission denied"

I believe I have a permissions issue getting transmission-gtk to download to my NTFS drive. I'm on Ubuntu 17.04. I've edited the /etc/fstab file to automount my NTFS drive with the following ...
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Get magnet link to open with download center on LAN connected nas

I currently i get my magnet links to open in "transmission" on my laptop with which i browse the internet. Instead i would prefer the magnet links to (automatically open by "download center" on my ...
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preventing transmission-daemon from auto start?

On Xubuntu 14.04 I have installed the package transmission-daemon. It appears to start automatically when I start the computer. Is it possible to prevent this from happening and instead I would like ...
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Transmission daemon: permission denied even if debian-transmission has root group

I've got something really strange. Transmission-daemon keeps telling me "Permission denied /home/transmission/downloads/.." (.. = name of torrent folder and files) I created this folder ...
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Skype Bypass UFW While Transmission Can't Even Open Port

I'm new to Linux. On Windows I'm used to have the firewall triggered automatically by an application and then I authorize whether or not to let the application access real world. Linux using UFW has ...
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"permission denied" when downloading with Transmission

I'm having trouble downloading torrents. A torrent starts off and after a while goes red, saying: "permission denied [file path]". It's the same whether I set a target folder on an USB drive (...
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Transmission and deluge fail in ubuntu 16.04 LTS saving to external usb hard drive connected to another machine

I have transmission and deluge (trying to see if it's a problem with the app) and I'm having the same problem with both of them. When torrenting. I get an error " Operation not supported (/run/user/...
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Xubuntu 13.04 cant download magnets

Upgraded to Xubuntu 13.04 and cant open click on magnet links any more. Tried kTorrent instead of transmission. Same thing. Unable to detect the URI-scheme of "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:...
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How to save and retrieve files being downloaded by transmission bittorrent client?

I need to repair a computer of mine and I believe I'll need to reinstall all OS on it (Ubuntu/Haiku/Windows multiboot) but I would like to save for later retrieval some files in an on-going download ...
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Configuring Transmission for faster download

I have tested on the same PC with the same torrent/magnet links the following Torrent Clients: Transmission Ktorrent Deluge qBittorrent Vuze After 7 days of testing I noticed that the only one ...
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Permission denied for sickrage and transmission

So I set up a mounted shared folder in fstab doing the following: //ALEX-PC/kodi /mnt/kodi auto user,pass=***,rw, async 0 0 The folder successfully mounts and as a user in ssh I can delete ...
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Transmission won’t connect properly

I installed Transmission using the Terminal (sudo apt install transmission-cli), but when I open it and try to connect it, I receive this message: Couldn't connect to server I am also trying to ...
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Granting daemon permissions to read/write to a folder owned by user

I recently installed Transmission and I'm trying to give it the ability to download files directly onto a ZFS storage pool that is owned by my main users. However, for now it says that permissions are ...
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What's the difference between transmission-daemon and service transmission-daemon?

I have an Ubuntu Server machine, which I access via SSH. I want to use it to handle my torrents from any device and have them stored somewhere steadily. Today I took the first step and installed the ...
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Am failing to download torrents

I recently moved on from Windows 8 to Ubuntu 13.10. I torrented a lot of files but I can't seem to get it work. I tried qBittorrent and the files only stayed at 'stalled'. I tried Deluge but the files ...

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