How to Install rtorrent software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install rtorrent software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

rtorrent software package provides ncurses BitTorrent client based on LibTorrent from rakshasa, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rtorrent 

rtorrent is installed in your system.

Make ensure the rtorrent package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep rtorrent *

You will get with rtorrent package name, version, architecture and description in a table

rtorrent package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Network
Package rtorrent
Version 0.9.2-1
Description ncurses BitTorrent client based on LibTorrent from rakshasa
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove rtorrent software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?