How To Install qbittorrent-nox on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qbittorrent-nox
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is qbittorrent-nox
qbittorrent-nox is:
BitTorrent client written in C++ and based on libtorrent-rasterbar. qBittorrent-nox is a version of qBittorrent (Qt5 application) that does not require X and can be controlled via a WebUI, thus is more suitable for headless servers. It is a feature rich but lightweight client that is very similar to rTorrent. Its main features are:
- Remote control through a Web user interface
- Vuze-compatible protocol encryption
- uTorrent-compatible Peer eXchange (PeX)
- DHT (trackerless) support
- UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding
- IPv6 compliant
- Advanced control over torrent content and trackers
- IP Filtering (eMule / Peer Guardian filters)
- Torrents queueing and prioritizing
- Good localization (~25 languages supported)
- Unicode support
There are three methods to install qbittorrent-nox
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qbittorrent-nox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qbittorrent-nox
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qbittorrent-nox
Install qbittorrent-nox Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qbittorrent-nox
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qbittorrent-nox
Install qbittorrent-nox 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install qbittorrent-nox
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qbittorrent-nox
How To Uninstall qbittorrent-nox on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the qbittorrent-nox
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qbittorrent-nox
Uninstall qbittorrent-nox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qbittorrent-nox
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qbittorrent-nox
Remove qbittorrent-nox Configurations and Data
To remove qbittorrent-nox
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qbittorrent-nox
Remove qbittorrent-nox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qbittorrent-nox
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qbittorrent-nox
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qbittorrent-nox
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.