{"id":1348,"date":"2013-08-16T05:06:18","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T05:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2013-08-16T05:06:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T05:06:18","slug":"install-vuze-5-1-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2013\/08\/install-vuze-5-1-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Vuze Bittorrent Client 5.1 in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vuze-logo.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vuze-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"Vuze Bittorrent Client\" width=\"204\" height=\"204\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vuze-logo.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vuze-logo-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a>The Vuze Bittorrent Client 5.1 has been released. Here I&#8217;ll show you how to install it in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and create a launcher for Unity.<\/p>\n<p>Vuze 5.1 includes a number of updates to the client, providing an improved user interface (UI) with enhanced usability and efficiency, improved performance and some critical bug fixes (for example elimination of some deadlock conditions). Read <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.vuze.com\/2013\/08\/14\/vuze-5-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">the official release note<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>Install Vuze in Ubuntu Linux<\/h3>\n<p>1.) Vuze depends on Java, so first install OpenJDK from Ubuntu Software Center, or <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2013\/07\/install-oracle-java-6-7-8-on-ubuntu-13-10\/\" title=\"Install Oracle Java in Ubuntu\" target=\"_blank\">install Oracle Java via PPA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.) Download Vuze 5.1 from the official website. Below is the link:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cf1.vuze.com\/files\/VuzeInstaller.tar.bz2\">VuzeInstaller.bar.bz2<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>3.) Open file browser, extract the downloaded package. Then move the result folder to <b>\/opt\/<\/b>. You&#8217;ll need to press <u>Alt+F2<\/u> and type in <b>gksudo nautilus<\/b> to open file browser with root privilege.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/move-vuze-to-opt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/move-vuze-to-opt.jpg\" alt=\"Move Vuze to Opt\" width=\"460\" height=\"265\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/move-vuze-to-opt.jpg 460w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/move-vuze-to-opt-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.) Now you can launch Vuze via below command (Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal):<\/p>\n<pre>sudo \/opt\/vuze\/azureus<\/pre>\n<h3>Create Launcher for Vuze<\/h3>\n<p>Install the required package by running below command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get install gnome-panel --no-install-recommends<\/pre>\n<p>Now run command to bring up Create Launcher dialog.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit \/usr\/share\/applications\/ --create-new<\/pre>\n<p>Type in:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>name: Vuze<br \/>\ncommand: <b>gksudo \/opt\/vuze\/azureus<\/b><br \/>\nchoose icon from \/opt\/vuze\/ folder<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Create-Vuze-Launcher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Create-Vuze-Launcher.jpg\" alt=\"Create Vuze Launcher\" width=\"460\" height=\"214\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Create-Vuze-Launcher.jpg 460w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Create-Vuze-Launcher-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you&#8217;re able to launch Vuze from Unity Dash. Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vuze Bittorrent Client 5.1 has been released. Here I&#8217;ll show you how to install it in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and create a launcher for Unity. 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