[Linux] Azureus as a server

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:25:59 -0600

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I want to use it on a server. I have it installed on a desktop, and it is
absolutely the best bit-torrent program from the ones I tried on Linux. The
problem is that the Ubuntu server does not have X installed, and I was
hoping to avoid the overhead in running a gui.

I was hoping to use azureus on the server to share personal videos (vacation
short videos, pets, birds and insects, maybe even some music videos from
local bands, etc.) with friends. Sharing from the desktop has its securities
risks.

I know bit-torrent can be run headless, but - at least on my setup - it is
unstable and also very slow and resource inefficient.

Z.

On 6/29/07, pwrcycle 42 <pwrcycle42@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Steven,
>
> Azureus is great as a graphical client, but is bulky if you want to run it
> on command line.  Once you get it installed graphically, there is a chat
> client built in for further help.  It's the future.
>
> Here are the step by step instructions:
> http://azureus.sourceforge.net/howto_linux.php
>
> You'll need JRE installed (Java Runtime Environment).
>
> Azureus can be run via commandline with a few patches.  Check this out:
> http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/ConsoleUI
>
> I think I'd just go with a simpler program if you only want commandline
> bittorrent.
>
>
>
>
> *Steven Benmosh <wordz2u@gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> Maybe a stupid question, but:
>
> Azureus can be used as a bit torrent server (I guess the term is 'using
> the included tracker to host/publish torrents'). I would like to set it up
> on a ubuntu 7.04 server, since I don't want to let people access my
> workstation and also don't want the overload. I take it that I would have to
> install a version of Java, if the server does not include it in its default
> packages, but that should not be a problem.
>
> So: 1. Would I have to install the graphical interface (windows manager
> and xserver) to use azureus on a server? I know that simply installing it
> would probably give me the dependencies, but I do not want to mess with the
> server unnecessarily, as it is running just fine now, thank you.
>
> 2. Are there any serious security considerations involved with installing
> the above-mentioned GUI?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Z.
>
>
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I want to use it on a server. I have it installed on a desktop, and it is absolutely the best bit-torrent program from the ones I tried on Linux. The problem is that the Ubuntu server does not have X installed, and I was hoping to avoid the overhead in running a gui. 
 I was hoping to use azureus on the server to share personal videos (vacation short videos, pets, birds and insects, maybe even some music videos from local bands, etc.) with friends. Sharing from the desktop has its securities risks.
 I know bit-torrent can be run headless, but - at least on my setup - it is unstable and also very slow and resource inefficient. Z. <div>On 6/29/07, 
pwrcycle 42 &lt;<a href="mailto:pwrcycle42@yahoo.com">pwrcycle42@yahoo.com</a>&gt; wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
 Hi Steven, Azureus is great as a graphical client, but is bulky if you want to run it on command line.&nbsp; Once you get it installed graphically, there is a chat client built in for further help.&nbsp; It&#39;s the future.
 Here are the step by step instructions: <a href="http://azureus.sourceforge.net/howto_linux.php" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://azureus.sourceforge.net/howto_linux.php
</a> You&#39;ll need JRE installed (Java Runtime Environment). Azureus can be run via commandline with a few patches.&nbsp; Check this out: <a href="http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/ConsoleUI" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/ConsoleUI</a> I think I&#39;d just go with a simpler program if you only want commandline bittorrent.<div> 
Steven Benmosh &lt;<a href="mailto:wordz2u@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">wordz2u@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">
 Maybe a stupid question, but: Azureus can be used as a bit torrent server (I guess the term is &#39;using the included tracker to host/publish torrents&#39;). I
 would like to set it up on a ubuntu 7.04 server, since I don&#39;t want to let people access my workstation and also don&#39;t want the overload. I take it that I would have to install a version of Java, if the server does not include it in its default packages, but that should not be a problem. 
 So: 1. Would I have to install the graphical interface (windows manager and xserver) to use azureus on a server? I know that simply installing it would probably give me the dependencies, but I do not want to mess with the server unnecessarily, as it is running just fine now, thank you. 
 2. Are there any serious security considerations involved with installing the above-mentioned GUI? Thanks, Z. </blockquote> </div>

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Food fight?</a> Enjoy some healthy debate in the <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx?link=ask&amp;sid=396545367" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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