{"id":43778,"date":"2023-03-16T10:52:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=43778"},"modified":"2023-03-16T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:52:16","slug":"transmission-4-0-2-released-with-numerous-bug-fixes-ubuntu-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/transmission-4-0-2-released-with-numerous-bug-fixes-ubuntu-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"Transmission 4.0.2 Released with Numerous Bug-Fixes [Ubuntu PPA]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-icon.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-43680\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transmission BitTorrent client got another bug-fix release for the new major 4.0.0 that was released a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>The new Transmission 4.0.2 fixed the bug that some torrents thought they were magnet links, auto-add watch folder issue for macOS, broken speed limits for utp peers, and using announce-list when creating single-tracker private torrents.<\/p>\n<p>The release also restored support for <code>path.utf-8<\/code> keys in torrent info dictionaries, fixed potential crash when downloading from webseeds or receiving malformed piece data from peers.<\/p>\n<p>There are also various other bug-fixes, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed value of TR_TIME_LOCALTIME environment variable in torrent scripts.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed display of IPv6 tracker URLs.<\/li>\n<li>Added up \/ down arrows to upload \/ download badge info for macOS UI.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed &#8220;Unrecognized colorspace number -1&#8221; error messages from macOS<\/li>\n<li>Fixed per-torrent ratio display in main window in QT UI.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed 4.0.0 ignoring -m\/&#8211;minimized command line option.<\/li>\n<li>See more about the changes, see <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/transmission\/transmission\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">github releases<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/transmission402.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43779\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/transmission402-600x359.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/transmission402-600x359.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/transmission402-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/transmission402-768x459.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/transmission402.webp 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install Transmission 4.0.2 in Ubuntu \/ Linux Mint<\/h3>\n<p>Transmission does not provide official binary packages for Linux. Besides building from the source tarball, user can either use the universal <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/details\/com.transmissionbt.Transmission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flatpak package<\/a> or an Ubuntu PPA.<\/p>\n<p>For those prefer the classic .deb package, this <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/transmission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unofficial PPA<\/a> has been updated with the latest packages for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 22.10.<\/p>\n<p>The new web user interface depends on NPM (Node.js package manager). It requires internet connection while building process, but launchpad build farm does NOT have. <strong>Meaning so far the PPA package does not include new web UI via JavaScript, but the old web user interface for remote control is stilling working.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First, press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open a terminal window. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/transmission<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-ppa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43694\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-ppa-600x407.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-ppa-600x407.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-ppa-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-ppa-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/transmission-ppa.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> After adding the PPA, you can then launch <b>Software Updater<\/b> (<b>Update Manager<\/b>) and upgrade the system pre-installed transmission package to the new 4.0.2 release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/upgrade-transmission.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43695\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/upgrade-transmission-600x489.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/upgrade-transmission-600x489.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/upgrade-transmission-300x244.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/upgrade-transmission.webp 697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu based system without the BitTorrent client pre-installed, you may run command below to install it:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt install transmission-gtk<\/pre>\n<p>You may replace <code>transmission-gtk<\/code> with (or add) following package:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>transmission-qt<\/code> &#8211; Qt user interface for KDE, LXQt, etc.<\/li>\n<li><code>transmission-cli<\/code> &#8211; command line interface.<\/li>\n<li><code>transmission-daemon<\/code> &#8211; the daemon for running in background, and access via webUI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Uninstall Transmission 4.0.2<\/h3>\n<p>You can choose to downgrade the BitTorrent client to system pre-installed version, by running command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install ppa-purge &amp;&amp; sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/transmission<\/pre>\n<p>Or, remove the software packages instead by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove transmission-gtk transmission-qt transmission-cli transmission-daemon<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA repository either via &#8220;Software &amp; Updates&#8221; tool by removing the source line under &#8220;Other Software&#8221; tab, or by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/transmission<\/pre>\n<p>That&#8217;s all. 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