How To Install rb_libtorrent on Fedora 34

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rb_libtorrent on Fedora 34.

What is rb_libtorrent

rb_libtorrent is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other BitTorrent implementations around. It is a library and not a full featured client, although it comes with a few working example clients. Its main goals are to be very efficient (in terms of CPU and memory usage) as well as being very easy to use both as a user and developer. rb_libtorrent 1.2.13 1.fc34 x86_64 1.5 M rb_libtorrent-1.2.13-1.fc34.src.rpm updates A C++ BitTorrent library aiming to be the best alternative https BSD rb_libtorrent is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other BitTorrent implementations around. It is a library and not a full featured client, although it comes with a few working example clients. Its main goals are to be very efficient (in terms of CPU and memory usage) as well as being very easy to use both as a user and developer.

We can use yum or dnf to install rb_libtorrent on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rb_libtorrent.

Install rb_libtorrent on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install rb_libtorrent using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rb_libtorrent

Install rb_libtorrent on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install rb_libtorrent using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rb_libtorrent

How To Uninstall rb_libtorrent on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the rb_libtorrent package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rb_libtorrent

rb_libtorrent Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/05
/usr/lib/.build-id/05/3ff9bf81fb78ac67c3d9f8ab10684a3ddbe66f
/usr/lib64/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.1.2.12
/usr/lib64/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.10
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/39
/usr/lib/.build-id/39/90676ecfbf16c50560d7aafc2e6acadae922b1
/usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.1.2.12
/usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.10
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ac
/usr/lib/.build-id/ac/17cee3c9e82d5bb564ec31cac33caf812a7a28
/usr/lib64/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.1.2.13
/usr/lib64/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.10
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
/usr/lib/.build-id/db/d63b20370d4e9b578553cc10d0ecdae5900be1
/usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.1.2.13
/usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.10
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent/COPYING

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rb_libtorrent on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.