Ttorrent Software installation on fedora core 5

How to install bit-torrent software on fedora core 5:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-command-line-bittorrent-client.html



You can download the bit-torrent files for fc5 from the following site:
http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/extras/5/i386/


Basically,
Do the following:


Step 1: install python-crypto as below:
Step 0: Either login as root or as a super user
Step 1.1 : Download python-crypto for fc5 from the following location
http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/extras/5/i386/python-crypto-2.0.1-2.fc5.i386.rpm

Step 1.2 : install the python file as below:
rpm -ivh "locaiton_where_you_have_saved python-crypto-2.0.1-2.fc5.i386.rpm"



Step 2: install the bit-torrent software:
Step 0: Either login as root or as a super user
Step 2.1: Download bittorrent python file from the following locaiton:
http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/extras/5/i386/bittorrent-4.4.0-5.fc5.noarch.rpm

Step 2.2: install the python file for bit torrent as below:
rpm -ivh "locaiton where you have saved bittorrent-4.4.0-5.fc5.noarch.rpm"

Step 2.3: you are ready to run bit-torrent in command line mode. you can run as explained in the link: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-command-line-bittorrent-client.html
(i.e $ /usr/bin/bittorrent-curses 'http://'


Step 3: Install the GUI for bit-torrent (if you want a GUI)
Step 0: Either login as root or as a super user
Step 3.1: Download GUI for bittorrent from the following locaiton: http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/extras/5/i386/bittorrent-gui-4.4.0-5.fc5.noarch.rpm

Step 3.2: install the GUI python file for bit torrent as below:
rpm -ivh "locaiton where you have saved bittorrent-gui-4.4.0-5.fc5.noarch.rpm"

Step 3.3: run bit-torrent in GUI mode as below:
$ bittorrent

The GUI should be up by now.

Other torrent softwares:
1. Ktorrent
There is one more torrent software called ktorrent. You can install it as below:
Step 0: Either login as root or as a super user
Step 1: Download the ktorrent file from : http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/extras/5/i386/ktorrent-2.1.4-1.fc5.i386.rpm

Step 2: install the rpm file as below:
rpm -ivh "locaiton where you have saved ktorrent-2.1.4-1.fc5.i386.rpm"

Step 3: run ktorrent as below:
$ ktorrent

ktorrent has a better GUI compared to bit-torrent's GUI supplied in fc5 release area.


2. Azureus
Step 0: Either login as root or as a super user
Step 1:
Install the jakarta-commons-cli RPM:
http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/extras/5/i386/jakarta-commons-cli-1.0-6jpp_6.fc5.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh "locaiton where you have saved jakarta-commons-cli-1.0-6jpp_6.fc5.i386.rpm"

Step 2:
Install the Azureus rpm downloaded from
http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/extras/5/i386/azureus-2.4.0.3-0.20060604cvs_1.fc5.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh "locaiton where you have saved azureus-2.4.0.3-0.20060604cvs_1.fc5.i386.rpm"

Even Azureus has a better GUI compared to bittorrent's GUI provided in fc5 rpm site.


If you are wondering why on earth I am talking about fc5 in 2009 !!! Dont bother... I am one of those excentric nerd, stuck in a different time period