{"id":37337,"date":"2022-02-07T16:22:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=37337"},"modified":"2022-02-07T16:24:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:24:34","slug":"gnome-bittorrent-client-fragments-2-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/02\/gnome-bittorrent-client-fragments-2-0-released\/","title":{"rendered":"GNOME BitTorrent Client Fragments 2.0 Released! GTK4, Libadwaita &#038; Remote Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fragments-icon-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fragments-icon-1-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fragments-icon-1-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fragments-icon-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fragments-icon-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fragments-icon-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fragments-icon-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Fragments BitTorrent client finally released version 2.0. It&#8217;s now uses Rust, <b>GTK4<\/b> and the new <b>Libadwaita<\/b> library to provide a stylish user interface for those running Linux with GNOME desktop.<\/p>\n<p>For those never heard of Fragments, it&#8217;s a free open-source torrent app that uses Transmission as backend for transferring data. With it, user may starting downloading via:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>click a magnet link<\/li>\n<li>copy magnet into clipboard,<\/li>\n<li>or add torrent via &#8216;+&#8217; icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_37339\" style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37339\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments2-511x600.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments2-511x600.webp 511w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments2-255x300.webp 255w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments2.webp 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fragments dark mode<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By releasing version 2.0, it now has the <b>ability to control remote Fragments or Transmission sessions.<\/b> Simply click the option in hamburger menu, type a name and the IP address of remote machine. In advanced settings, toggle on\/off SSL and specify the port if default one is not in use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-addremote.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-addremote-600x448.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-addremote-600x448.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-addremote-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-addremote-768x573.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-addremote.webp 807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The header bar will turn purple and display a subtitle name indicates you&#8217;re in control of a remote session.<\/p>\n<p><b>Instead of expanding the downloading item, it now shows the detailed information via a pop-up dialog<\/b>. It displays the network speed, total up and downloaded data, as well as a few action buttons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-info.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-info-529x600.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-info-529x600.webp 529w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-info-264x300.webp 264w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fragments-info.webp 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New context (right-click) menu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Copy current download as Magnet link into clipboard<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Statistics<\/b> about the current session<\/li>\n<li>Rework preferences dialog with more options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Install Fragments in Ubuntu &#038; other Linux:<\/h3>\n<p>The software is available to install as <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/details\/de.haeckerfelix.Fragments\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flatpak<\/a> package. Open <b>terminal<\/b> by searching from &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview screen. When it opens, run following commands one by one:<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Install Flatpak framework if you don&#8217;t have it installed by running command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/apt-flatpak-600x102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"102\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/apt-flatpak-600x102.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/apt-flatpak-450x77.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/apt-flatpak.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Add flathub, the main repository hosts a large list of flatpak packages:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/flathub-focal-600x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/flathub-focal-600x100.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/flathub-focal-450x75.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/flathub-focal.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3.)<\/b> Finally install the BitTorrent client via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">flatpak install flathub de.haeckerfelix.Fragments<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flatpak-fragments.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flatpak-fragments.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flatpak-fragments-450x250.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, search for and open it from &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview and enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3>How to remove Fragments BitTorrent Client:<\/h3>\n<p>To uninstall the app, simply run command in a terminal window:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data de.haeckerfelix.Fragments<\/pre>\n<p>That&#8217;s all. 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