Re: Torrent File

From: Carl Lucas (clucas_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 05/30/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 13:02:32 -0400

On Sun, 30 May 2004 19:23:17 +0300, Antti A-737 wrote:

> Carl Lucas wrote:
>> I have Fedora Core 2. I've never messed with torrent files. I have
>> downloaded one. Actually it's "title.tar.torrent" I have not been able to
>> do anything with this. I thought I set everything up correctly but
>> obviously not since nothing happens. I lie...what happens when I double
>> click on it and after I tell it what to use (btdownloadgui.py) all that
>> happens is a spinning horglass for a few seconds and then nothing. Can
>> someone help?
>
> try this one:
> Get BitTorrent for linux sources. Then extract them where every you like
> and make link from file btdownloadncurses.py to /usr/local/bin and
> rename it to torrent. Then open console and go to where your .torrent
> file is and type torrent title.rar.torrent or what ever and it will
> start downloading title.rar to same folder where you .torrent file is.
>
> -Antti-

Thanks...that did it!

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