How to Install and Uninstall rtorrent Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "rtorrent" package

Please follow the guidance below to install rtorrent on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rtorrent
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rtorrent" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall rtorrent on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rtorrent
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rtorrent package on Kali Linux

Package: rtorrent
Version: 0.9.8-1
Installed-Size: 2070
Maintainer: Jose Luis Rivas
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libtorrent21, libxmlrpc-core-c3
Suggests: screen | dtach
Size: 584152
SHA256: b0788f2abecf9f8f9b7a2b8c8793ea699a6c15b8314c993ba9cdfc5f4af5dbc6
SHA1: 22e02c8829490582635b1279a540616b47dc62a1
MD5sum: fcc5df27536db84fc48067735ff46ccc
Description: ncurses BitTorrent client based on LibTorrent from rakshasa
rtorrent is a BitTorrent client based on LibTorrent. It uses ncurses
and aims to be a lean, yet powerful BitTorrent client, with features
similar to the most complex graphical clients.
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Since it is a terminal application, it can be used with the "screen"/"dtach"
utility so that the user can conveniently logout from the system while keeping
the file transfers active.
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Some of the features of rtorrent include:
* Use an URL or file path to add torrents at runtime
* Stop/delete/resume torrents
* Optionally loads/saves/deletes torrents automatically in a session
directory
* Safe fast resume support
* Detailed information about peers and the torrent
* Support for distributed hash tables (DHT)
* Support for peer-exchange (PEX)
* Support for initial seeding (Superseeding)
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://rakshasa.github.io/rtorrent/
Tag: admin::file-distribution, implemented-in::c++, interface::text-mode,
network::client, protocol::bittorrent, role::program,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::downloading, works-with::file
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rtorrent/rtorrent_0.9.8-1_amd64.deb