actually, i dont think trackers are blocked to linux/opensource torrent trackers. i was downloading opensuse a month ago using utorrent. i was getting speeds of 50kB/s during the day. it was pretty stable. odd that streamyx would actually find time to allow this

This post has been edited by praveenmarkandu: Aug 15 2007, 10:08 AM

wait, are you running ubuntu natively (normal install), using vmware or using wubi?
that is really weird. you must be lacking some dependancies. Use the synaptic package manager. it should load all your needed dependencies.

the normal ubuntu install (from a CD) WOULD NOT let you continue without putting in a password. i dont know about the vmware package but it should be the same. so you must have put in one

yes. you can use the same port. if you are using vmware, i dont suggest running both bitcomet/utorrent and ktorrent at the same time.
i cant find a deluge package for slax
you have to compile it yourself. FUN!
browse to where you have uncompressed the tarball. then:

im pretty sure slax has a sudo command. if it doesnt just run the "su" command and put in your root password.

deluge is a relatively new client. their releases are frequent and have many new fixes if you bother to update. the thing i like about deluge is that their developers are open to suggestions and actually implement them. all i have to do is give a shout out on the forum and its there. 0.5.4.1 was slow for me until i purged the installed files using aptitude. then i reinstalled it. i have to redo my settings which took about a minute, but in the end the client is snappy.
another good app as a music player is Exaile. check it out.

check your global maximum connections. might be too high and flooding your connection. if not try ktorrent and see if it improves

no. if you want to install it in the same partition as xp you need to use wubi

i use pidgin.its a client for multiple IM networks. have to find the debs for this since i dont think its in the repos for some reason.its the new gaim (since aol threatened to sue them for being close to aim). i like kopete alot when i used to use KDE. but it just looks weird on gnome.
if you only use msn, aMSN mimics normal msn 7.5 the best.

http://www.pidgin.im
http://kopete.kde.org
http://www.amsn-project.net/

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Added on August 17, 2007, 2:32 amclosed minded and always willing to make a quick buck.
some malaysians will never change. i tend to spend my time in another forum for this reason.

this thread is weird as it is a mix between linux/OSS and torrents. im glad that people are trying this, even if the main purpose is to download torrents. it increases our exposure to opensource software.

This post has been edited by praveenmarkandu: Aug 17 2007, 02:32 AM

if you have already set up port forwarding manually, turn off UPnP in deluge and possibly on your router. there might be conflict between UPnP and your port forwarding. oh and change "level" to fullstream, seems to help for me
people have to understand that torrents can never be a COMPLETELY steady stream. i once was downloading at 70kB/s. but when i lost one seeder it was down to 30kB/s. he was contributing to more than half my total speed.

This post has been edited by praveenmarkandu: Aug 17 2007, 10:28 AM

no. for every firewall, whether it is software or hardware, you need to portforward them individually. crap. now i feel like i need a firewall, my security is lacking in linux.

This post has been edited by praveenmarkandu: Aug 17 2007, 10:54 AM

i think its in the first page of preferences, im at work now so im on adiumx.
personally i like tabs

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Added on August 17, 2007, 12:25 pmit allows you to receive encrypted packets from other peers. normally it is enabled. disabling it will make no difference apart from making you use marginally less system resources. actually you should be able to download from more seeders/peers if you have it enabled.
enable= you can receive encrypted and non encrypted packets
forced= you only want to receive encrypted packets
disabled= you only receive non encrypted packets

This post has been edited by praveenmarkandu: Aug 17 2007, 12:25 PM

seems to me your only problem with ubuntu was your vmware itself. if sound and video was okay, i think it would have been much less of a hassle for you to dualboot your ubuntu with your windows

firestarter is a firewall. whether you need it its up to you. if you were running a server on linux or remotely accessing files it would be recommended.
you can unistall it if you dont want it, it doesnt do anything for your torrenting if thats what you are asking.
to my knowledge, disabling inbound encryption does nothing to boost speed.

hard to justify your statement. i believe the best way is for people to use whichever client they want and let them decide.


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how do you install your software? the only things i use would be "Add/Remove", Synaptic Package Manager, and apt-get and deb package files. i've only compiled 1 program which is vlc0.8.6c

all you have to do is figure out how to use the installer. gstreamer good,bad and ugly should do this for you. if not use the synaptic package manager and search for 264 and install that as well. its also good to install mplayer eventhough you dont want to use it.
it literally takes 5 minutes or less to set up ntfs write support using the "add/remove"
im not sure what trouble you are having with shutting down your pc. refer to ubuntuforums.org though im sure people here will help you if we can.

i understand where you are coming from. the most minute things can be a problem and annoy even me. like my side buttons on my mouse not working in firefox, or settingup my grubscreen to boot to what i want but all it takes is some time and google. a lot of it can be found on ubuntuguide.org
but to be honest i think you are being overly critical. maybe its hard to realize it in windows because we are all so used to it, but it doesnt come with h.264,rmvb, mov and tones of other codecs aswell. every OS has their quriks. mac OSx annoys me when you cant force to show hidden files unless you type something in the shell (and thats OSX!)

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Added on August 18, 2007, 2:19 amsupposedly photoshop7 runs perfectly under wine. and cs has been known to work.
but then again i dont really trust wine myself. one of the few reasons i switche back to windows

This post has been edited by praveenmarkandu: Aug 18 2007, 02:25 AM

i dont want to hotlink
download the one that says deluge-torrent_0.5.4.1-1_i386.deb
i hope you are using some sort ubuntu,debian or some sort of debian child because the deb wont work unless you use that OS
unless ofcourse you want to do it the hard way and compile it yourself

works now. get it while its good right?
a bit more on netenforcer if anyone is interested http://torrentfreak.com/netenforcer-thrott...orrent-traffic/

This post has been edited by praveenmarkandu: Aug 19 2007, 06:43 PM

there are more than a few comprehensive guides on the internet if you are willing to search for them.

you obviously have something set up wrongly. i assume you are using vmware and have to do something about your bridge settings