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Old 08-10-2004, 11:22 AM   #1
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Bittorrent help


Hi,
I have recently installed Binttorrent. I just downloaded some.torrent files, but i cant figure out how to play them with xmms. Any ideas? Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
Old 08-10-2004, 11:34 AM   #2
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play with xmms? bit torrent files download from the internet, but they use bit torrent as sort of a download manager

Last edited by cheater1034; 08-10-2004 at 11:36 AM.
 
Old 08-10-2004, 12:02 PM   #3
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Yes, I want to open the bittorrent file somehow, although i dont know how. Then play the .mp3's with xmms. How do i open the .torrent file?
 
Old 08-10-2004, 12:07 PM   #4
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First You have to get a Bittorent Client, Then You download the File with the BT Client, and after It is downloaded, you can do with it whatever you want to
 
Old 08-10-2004, 01:11 PM   #5
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Unrar?

I am trying to unzip a .rar file with unrar. it isnt working though, any ideas?
 
Old 08-10-2004, 01:17 PM   #6
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Re: Unrar?

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Originally posted by chrisford553
I am trying to unzip a .rar file with unrar. it isnt working though, any ideas?
http://linux.tucows.com/preview/8753.html

Download that. It's an old version but it'll work.
 
Old 08-10-2004, 03:54 PM   #7
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Thank You

Hey,
Thank you for that, it did work.
 
Old 08-10-2004, 04:14 PM   #8
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Re: Bittorrent help

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisford553
Hi,
I have recently installed Binttorrent. I just downloaded some.torrent files, but i cant figure out how to play them with xmms. Any ideas? Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Bint-torrent??

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