Transmission, the default BitTorrent client for Ubuntu, released new 4.1.2 version today.
This is the second maintenance update for the 4.1 release series that features a few dozens of bug-fixes, and a few performance improvements.
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qBittorrent, the popular free open-source BitTorrent client, released new 5.2.1 version today.
This is a maintenance release that primarily contains bug-fixes, including a fix for a high level security vulnerability.
qBittorrent, the popular Qt BitTorrent application, released new major 5.2.0 version yesterday.
The new version of this free open-source app introduced many improvements to its Qt UI and Web UI, optimized search engine support, and fixed various issues.
Transmission, the default BitTorrent client for Ubuntu, released new 4.1.1 version hours ago.
This is the first maintenance update that includes 20+ fixes for the bugs found in the last 4.1.0 version and some performance improvements. And, all users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.
Transmission Bittorrent client finally released new major 4.1.0 version yesterday! Here are the new features and Ubuntu PPA for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 and 25.10.
The new version is made available after more than a year of development. It fixed the significantly degraded transfer performance in 4.0.x series by changed the uTP ack scheduling algorithm. And, the developer claimed that the download speed in his case went up from 70 MB/s to 90 MB/s.
qBittorrent, the popular free open-source Qt based BitTorrent client, released version 5.0.3 along with 5.1.0 Beta one day ago on Tuesday.
Changlog for the new 5.1.0 Beta so far is not available. But for version 5.0.3, it’s a maintenance release that includes primarily bug-fixes, improvements, and translation updates.
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Transmission, the popular free open-source BitTorrent client, announced the Beta release of next 4.1.0 version today!
The new release features optional sequential downloading support. Which, is useful when you want to watch large videos/movies while they are being downloaded.
However, I don’t find a graphical option to do the job, but only command line option -seq or --sequential-download for transmission-cli.
Transmission, Ubuntu’s default BitTorrent client, announced a new bug-fix 4.0.5 release a day ago.
The release fixed the following bugs:
- the IP address field in UDP announces were not encoded in network byte order.
- json string serializer improperly escaping characters
- decreased download speeds for people who set a low upload bandwidth limit.
- magnet data invalidates tracker IDs
- HTTP tracker announces and scrapes sometimes failing after adding a torrent file by HTTPS URL.
- In RPC, change the default sort order of torrents to match Transmission 3.00.
- Fixed tr_sys_path_copy() behavior on some Synology Devices
- larger group display name in macOS client.
- Crash when opening torrent file from “Recently used” in GTK 4 client.
- only append .added suffix to watchdir files for Qt client.
How to Install Transmission 4.0.5 in Ubuntu
Transmission has an unofficial Snap package, available to install through Ubuntu Software (or App Center).
It’s NOT updated to v4.0.5 at the moment of writing, but after installation, it will update automatically once new version published.
For choice, I’ve made this release into unofficial PPA for all current Ubuntu releases, meaning Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 23.04 and 23.10.
1. First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open a terminal window. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/transmission
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
2. After adding the PPA, you can then launch Software Updater (Update Manager) and upgrade the system pre-installed transmission package to the new release.
For Ubuntu based system without the BitTorrent client pre-installed, you may run command below to install it:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install transmission-gtk
You may replace transmission-gtk with (or add) following package:
transmission-qt– Qt user interface for KDE, LXQt, etc.transmission-cli– command line interface.transmission-daemon– the daemon for running in background, and access via webUI, remote client, etc.
Uninstall Transmission 4.0.5
You can choose to downgrade the BitTorrent client to system pre-installed version, by running command in terminal:
sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/transmission
Or, remove the software packages instead by running command:
sudo apt remove --autoremove transmission-gtk transmission-qt transmission-cli transmission-daemon
And remove the PPA repository either via “Software & Updates” tool by removing the source line under “Other Software” tab, or by running command:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/transmission
That’s all. Enjoy!
This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest qBittorrent 4.6.2 (the Qt5 build) from PPA in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
qBittorrent has an official PPA, which however seems no longer updating for Ubuntu 22.04 since v4.6 release series.
User can choose to install the Flatpak package, which runs in sandbox. But if you prefer the classic .deb package, then here’s new unofficial PPA for Ubuntu 22.04.
While Ubuntu 22.04 has Qt6 6.2.4 in system repository, now qBittorrent requires at least Qt6 6.4. That could be the reason the official PPA stop updating for 22.04. Thankfully, Qt5 version is still supported, so I built it into PPA for those who need it.
Features in qBittorrent 4.6.x
- Experimental I2P support
- UI editor for the default theme
- Implement torrent tags editing dialog
- Allow to add new torrents to queue top
- Option to stop seeding when torrent in-actived.
- See HERE for more.
Install qBittorrent 4.6.2 in Ubuntu 22.04 via PPA
The PPA package uses the total same debian/rule from the official PPA. It seems working good in my case though with minor testing.
1. Add the PPA
Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/qbittorrent
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) for sudo authentication and hit Enter to continue.
2. Update system package cache
Ubuntu now automatically refresh system package cache while adding PPA, but Linux Mint does NOT.
To do it, simply run command:
sudo apt update
3. Install or Update to qBittorrent 4.6.2
If you’re using the torrent client package from either system repository or its official PPA, simply launch Software Updater (Update Manager) to update it.
Or, run the command below in terminal window to install/update it:
sudo apt install qbittorrent
Uninstall qBittorrent
To uninstall the torrent client package, open terminal and run command:
sudo apt remove --autoremove qbittorrent libtorrent-rasterbar2.0
Also, remove the unofficial Ubuntu PPA either by running command:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/qbittorrent
or by removing source line under Other Software tab in “Software & Updates” tool.
qBittorrent, the popular Qt-based BitTorrent client, released version 4.6.0 this Sunday!
The new release introduced experimental support for I2P, a peer to peer fully encrypted private network layer, allowing to transfer data in a more secure way.
The ‘Preferences’ dialog now have “Customize UI Theme” button in the behavior tab. It allows to set custom colors and icons, by double-clicking action, for both light and dark mode when using the default theme.
qBittorrent 4.6.0 also features many other changes, including option to add new torrents to queue top, filter torrent list by save path, option to stop seeding when torrent has been inactive, as well as:
- ‘socket send/receive buffer size’ options
- ‘max torrent file size’ setting
- ‘bdecode limits’ settings
- Options to adjust behavior of merging trackers to existing torrent.
- Expand the scope of “Proxy hostname lookup” option
- Shortcut for “Ban peer permanently” function
- Option to auto hide zero status filters
- Allow to disable confirmation of Pause/Resume All
- Add alternative shortcut CTRL+E for CTRL+F
- Show filtered port numbers in logs
- Add button to copy library versions to clipboard
How to Install qBittorrent in Ubuntu Linux
Option 1: AppImage
The software provides official Linux package through .AppImage package, available to download the link below:
It’s a non-install package, that can be run directly to launch the torrent client. Just right-click on .AppImage file and go to ‘Properties’, then enable “Allow executing as program” option under Permissions tab. Finally, click run it to launch the app.
For choices, you can also install qBittorrent 4.6.0 through Flatpak and Ubuntu PPA.
Option 2: Flatpak
Like AppImage, Flatpak is another package format runs in sandbox. All current Ubuntu releases can easily install qBittorrent as Flatpak, by running 2 commands below one by one.
- First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When terminal opens, run command to ensure Flatpak support:
sudo apt install flatpak
- Then, install the torrent client as Flatpak by running command:
flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent.flatpakref
Option 3: Ubuntu PPA
UPDATE: Due to requirement of Qt > 6.5.0, the PPA will NOT update for Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04 and earlier.
For those who prefer the native .deb package format, qBittorrent has an official Ubuntu PPA. Though, it’s NOT updated at the moment of writing (check the previous link).
To add the PPA, and install the app package, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. And, run commands below one by one:
- Add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
- Then, manually refresh system package cache (required for Linux Mint 21):
sudo apt update
- Finally, install the torrent app via command:
sudo apt install qbittorrent
Uninstall qBittorrent
Depends on how you installed the software package, uninstall it by running either command below in terminal.
- To remove the Flatpak package, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:
flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent
Also run
flatpak uninstall --delete-unusedto remove useless run-time libraries. - To remove the PPA package, use command:
sudo apt remove --autoremove qbittorrent
Also remove the Ubuntu PPA, either by removing source line through “Software & Updates” utility under Other Software tab. Or, by running the command below in terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
