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There are lots of good BitTorrent GUIs out there, but Azureus is probably the best with the most features, constant updates, and a dedicated development team. Before you can use the program, however, you need to install Java, since Azureus requires it. (Sun’s licensing, however, makes it impossible for Ubuntu to include the official Java Runtime Environment in its repositories.)
1. From the top menu bar of the Ubuntu desktop, navigate to System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager.

2. Click on the Search button on top of Synaptic Package Manager, search for Azureus

3. Check the checkbox next to the first search result


4. Click on the Search button on top of Synaptic Package Manager

Now Azureus should be automatically installed, to launch it, from the top menu bar of the Ubuntu desktop, navigate to Applications->Internet, you should see Azureus as one of the menu option, select it to launch it.

For more on this great app, check out an article someone wrote for Linux Magazine titled “Azureus: A Better Way to BitTorrent” (http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/1923/43/). It’ll give you some tips when it comes to using Azureus that you should find useful.



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  1. Bittorrent » Install BitTorrent GUI Azureus on Ubuntu on April 8, 2008 12:28 pm

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