How to install µTorrent (uTorrent) in Ubuntu 20.04

This quick guide shows how to install and set up µTorrent torrent client in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

1. Install dependency libraries

Open Terminal from the system apps menu or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard. Once it opens, run the command to install libssl-dev :

sudo apt install libssl-dev

The libssl1.0.0 package is also required. It has been removed from universe archive since Ubuntu 19.10. To resolve the issue, download from the Ubuntu 18.04 repository:

1. Download Libssl1.0.0 (64-bit)

Then click install package through the 'Open with Software Install' context menu option .

2. Download and install uTorrent

Step 1: You need to download µTorrent Server for Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit through the linked page here or by running the command in Terminal:

wget http://download.ap.bittorrent.com/track/beta/endpoint/utserver/os/linux-x64-ubuntu-13-04 -O utserver.tar.gz

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Step 2: Then extract to / opt / directory for general use:

sudo tar -zxvf utserver.tar.gz -C /opt/

If you downloaded the package through your browser's website, you can run:

sudo tar -zxvf ~/Downloads/utserver.tar.gz -C /opt/

Step 3: Create a link to the executable:

sudo ln -s /opt/utorrent-server-*/utserver /usr/bin/utserver

Step 4: Finally, start the µTorrent server by running the command:

utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-*/ &

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3. Start µTorrent web client

Once the server has started successfully, you can access the web UI by going to:

http://localhost:8080/gui

Or http:/// server_ip: 8080.gui from any device on the same local network. And log in with:

1. User name: admin
2. Password: Leave blank

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Micah Soto

Update 24 December 2020