how can i get bittorrent to work in slackware 10.1?

silverdrgn · 04-04-2005, 04:26 PM

hello everyone, this is a thread to ask how i can get bittorrent working in slack. i just managed my mouse scroll wheel to work so i feel like i did something good. if n e one needs that just ask and i'll post. n e way. bittorrent is the issue at hand. i already untarred it and have it disposable but when i read the unix readme it tells me to add a line in the location of certain files. i beleive it is "/etc/mailcap" i am unable to find this in vim -g. i dont know if that is the way to go about it. the browser i use is firefox and it mentions something about azureous i think. do i need that Auzrous to run bittorrent in linux or can i continue to run it with firefox. also there is a way to run from command line i have no problem with at all. if i can get that working it will take care of the problem at hand and i can wait for anothe rday to resolve teh gui running. but either would be appreciated. i have done some research on how to. went to the home site for BT and there in the FAQ is a way but it is the same as the README file for the unix installation. does slack have /etc/mailcap? i cant find it through vim -g. if anyone can help with a step by step being that i am a little inlleterate in the matter i would greatly appreciate it. thank you for your time.

Tinkster · 04-04-2005, 04:32 PM

Hmmmm ... download and install the version of
bittorrent that Pat already pre-configured for slack?

It lives in /extra/bittorrent

Cheers,
Tink

silverdrgn · 04-04-2005, 04:38 PM

hello Tinkster. you said that i should DL the package already configured for slack. where can i get that one. the one i got is "bittorrent-3.4.2-noarch-1kjz.tgz" this is installed at this moment just not working due to the /etc/mailcap line sub that i cannot find. appreciate your help. if you can pls continue lol.

lagartoflojo · 04-04-2005, 04:40 PM

I tried using the original Bittorrent program in my PC but had no luck. So I turned to Azureus (I think that's what you are talking about when you say "Auzrous"). In any case, Azureus would be the only thing you need to get your torrent downloads going. Instructions on how to install the program are here:
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/howto_linux.php.
If you have used the original Bittorrent client, I think you will find that Azureus is a lot better.

-- L*F

silverdrgn · 04-04-2005, 04:57 PM

hello and thaks for ya'lls help. i did as you instructed and untarred the Azureus and i am getting the java error. i use kde 3.3 if that helps any. i went to the java site that the error gave me but the only one i could find is in japanese.lol any more of your guidance would be greatly appreciated.

root@MYb0x:/home/****/*****/programs/azureus# ./azureus
Starting Azureus...
Java exec not found in PATH, starting auto-search...
ls: /usr/java: No such file or directory
OOPS, unable to locate java exec in /usr/java/ hierarchy
You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://java.sun.com
root@MYb0x:/home/****/*********/programs/azureus#

this is teh msg i get.

lagartoflojo · 04-04-2005, 05:12 PM

Okay, the error means you didn't install the java JRE, so do this:
· Go to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp.
· Click on "Download JRE 5.0 Update 2"
(Note that it's JRE not JDK).
· Click on the "Accept" radio button, then on "Continue".
· Click on "Linux self-extracting file" to start the download.
(Note: don't download the RPM).
· Once the file is downloaded, go into a terminal, 'cd' to where the file is, and do
chmod +x jre-1_5_0_02-linux-i586.bin
to make the downloaded file executable.
· Type 'su' then enter your root password, then type ./jre-1_5_0_02-linux-i586.bin to install JRE.

Azureus should work now.

-- L*F

silverdrgn · 04-04-2005, 05:15 PM

i went to the page and DL the jre
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition 1.4.2_08

Linux Platform
RPM in self-extracting file (j2re-1_4_2_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin, 13.23 MB) Download Now!
****(this one) self-extracting file (j2re-1_4_2_08-linux-i586.bin, 13.72 MB)
but its not executable i think it is a shell scrpit and i am kind of a newbie and i am not familiar. any more hlep is appreciated. thank you.

ok i'll do as instructed post soon results thank you will DL the File ile you suggested.

Tinkster · 04-04-2005, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by silverdrgn
hello Tinkster. you said that i should DL the package already configured for slack. where can i get that one. the one i got is "bittorrent-3.4.2-noarch-1kjz.tgz" this is installed at this moment just not working due to the /etc/mailcap line sub that i cannot find. appreciate your help. if you can pls continue lol.

http://www.slackware.com/getslack ...

Choose your closest mirror, find slackware-10.1, cd
into the extra directory, cd into the bittorrent directory,
download the file.

If you happened to BUY slack it's on CD3 in /extra

Cheers,
Tink

lagartoflojo · 04-04-2005, 05:20 PM

To make a file (ie "file.bin") executable you have to type
chmod +x file.bin

-- L*F

Tinkster · 04-04-2005, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lagartoflojo
Okay, the error means you didn't install the java JRE, so do this:

-- L*F

No, the error means that azureus is jumping to
conclusions about where java is supposed to
live ...

If you do a full install of slack Java is already
installed, just not in /usr/java but in /usr/lib/java

Cheers,
Tink

Tinkster · 04-04-2005, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by silverdrgn
i went to the page and DL the jre
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition 1.4.2_08

Linux Platform
RPM in self-extracting file (j2re-1_4_2_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin, 13.23 MB) Download Now!
****(this one) self-extracting file (j2re-1_4_2_08-linux-i586.bin, 13.72 MB)
but its not executable i think it is a shell scrpit and i am kind of a newbie and i am not familiar. any more hlep is appreciated. thank you.

ok i'll do as instructed post soon results thank you will DL the File ile you suggested.

Ignore the rpm, you most likely already have Java installed.
It certainly comes with the installation CDs.

Just add a file called java.sh to /etc/profile.d/, make it executable
and have it look something like:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/java
export MANPATH="$MANPATH:/usr/lib/java/man"
export PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/java/bin:/usr/lib/java/jre/bin"

Cheers,
Tink

silverdrgn · 04-04-2005, 05:28 PM

alright L*F i did as you said and placed those commands in the su mode and it installed the java. i got the two cd version of slack by th way. i tried going back into the directory of azureus and it gave me the same error that it did before. do i have to move the java files somewhere else. thank you both L*F and Tinkster for your help i need it he hehe. will stand by.

Tinkster · 04-04-2005, 05:58 PM

Is Slackware's java installed?

Code:

ls -l /var/log/packages/j*

If it's not, just install it ... the version that comes
with the latest slack will actually put the j2sdk.sh in
/etc/profile.d for you ...

It's on your first slack-CD:
/slackware/d/j2sdk-1_4_2_04-i586-3.tgz

That should enable azureus to see java.

Cheers,
Tink

silverdrgn · 04-04-2005, 06:01 PM

just a sec.

does this mean they are installed?

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6753 2005-04-02 13:46 /var/log/packages/jed-0.99_16-i486-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1288 2005-04-02 13:46 /var/log/packages/jfsutils-1.1.6-i486-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1353 2005-04-02 13:46 /var/log/packages/joe-3.1-i486-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1320 2005-04-02 13:46 /var/log/packages/jove-4.16.0.61-i386-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30650 2005-04-02 13:48 /var/log/packages/jre-1_5_0_01-i586-1

Tinkster · 04-04-2005, 06:37 PM

That means that java is not installed ... did you use
a newbie install and skip development tools?

Just install java now ;)

Insert CD1
mount /path/to/cdrom
installpkg /path/to/cdrom/slackware/d/jd*tgz

Cheers,
Tink