How To Install ctorrent on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ctorrent on Debian 10.
What is ctorrent
This application is written in the C++ language and doesn’t require any graphical component, such as an X server. Original ctorrent’s upstream has stopped its development and now it’s kept updated with new releases/bug fixes by a new developer. It’s built as a console program and it can be even used remotely in a machine that provides outside ssh access. Other main features are: .
- Support for large files (>2GB) and large torrents (>255 files).
- Strategic selection of pieces to request for download.
- Continuous queueing of download requests, tuned based on latency and throughput for each peer.
- Improved download performance, including parallel requests in initial and endgame modes.
- Improved bandwidth regulation.
- Improved compatibility with other peers.
- Performance optimization and bug fixes.
- An interface for monitoring and managing multiple clients.
- Dynamic cache allocation and management, including prefetch. . More information about the original but discontinued ctorrent’s project can be found by browsing the following website: http://ctorrent.sourceforge.net
There are three ways to install ctorrent on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ctorrent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ctorrent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ctorrent
Install ctorrent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ctorrent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ctorrent
Install ctorrent Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ctorrent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ctorrent
How To Uninstall ctorrent on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ctorrent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ctorrent
Uninstall ctorrent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ctorrent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ctorrent
Remove ctorrent Configurations and Data
To remove ctorrent configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ctorrent
Remove ctorrent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ctorrent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ctorrent
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ctorrent on Debian 10 using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.