How to Install and Uninstall ktorrent Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "ktorrent" package

This tutorial shows how to install ktorrent on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ktorrent on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ktorrent
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ktorrent package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: ktorrent
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20.12.3-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian KDE Extras Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4615
Depends: kio, libc6 (>= 2.29), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgeoip1 (>= 1.6.12), libkf5archive5 (>= 5.15), libkf5completion5 (>= 5.15), libkf5configcore5 (>= 5.15), libkf5configgui5 (>= 5.15), libkf5configwidgets5 (>= 5.23.0), libkf5coreaddons5 (>= 5.16.0), libkf5crash5 (>= 5.15.0), libkf5dbusaddons5 (>= 5.15), libkf5dnssd5 (>= 5.15), libkf5i18n5 (>= 5.15), libkf5iconthemes5 (>= 5.15), libkf5itemviews5 (>= 5.15), libkf5kcmutils5 (>= 5.15), libkf5kiocore5 (>= 5.15), libkf5kiofilewidgets5 (>= 5.15), libkf5kiogui5 (>= 5.71.0), libkf5kiowidgets5 (>= 5.70.0), libkf5krosscore5 (>= 5.15), libkf5notifications5 (>= 5.15), libkf5notifyconfig5 (>= 5.15), libkf5parts5 (>= 5.15), libkf5plotting5 (>= 5.15), libkf5service-bin, libkf5service5 (>= 5.4.0+git20141113.1055+15.04), libkf5syndication5abi1 (>= 18.07.90), libkf5textwidgets5 (>= 5.15), libkf5torrent6abi1 (>= 20.12.3~), libkf5widgetsaddons5 (>= 5.15), libkf5windowsystem5 (>= 5.62.0), libkf5xmlgui5 (>= 5.15), libphonon4qt5-4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqt5core5a (>= 5.15.1), libqt5dbus5 (>= 5.7.0), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.14.1) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.14.1), libqt5network5 (>= 5.7.0), libqt5webenginecore5 (>= 5.7.1), libqt5webenginewidgets5 (>= 5.14.1), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.11.0~rc1), libqt5xml5 (>= 5.7.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtag1v5 (>= 1.9.1-2.2~), phonon4qt5, ktorrent-data (= 20.12.3-0ubuntu1), libktorrent-l10n
Suggests: krosspython, geoip-database
Filename: pool/universe/k/ktorrent/ktorrent_20.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1021480
MD5sum: d4bbbfe84170e907f9aa0f73cfef5e39
SHA1: 7622ec2656bcc5fe5fa13586b8929e574e5134bc
SHA256: b0ac83095e97a9080c40d1a418d6f744b0b0eb1d496b1b70aab5e1c6209d0fdd
SHA512: f96531247d818219ad46c079168d707467791c43bc615f05882f69872eacf5585a87b756ea11bc469442d8a68d6370c48b79aabdcccb1ef7dc17f952a65746c2
Homepage: https://www.kde.org/applications/internet/ktorrent/
Description-en: BitTorrent client based on the KDE platform
This package contains KTorrent, a BitTorrent peer-to-peer network client, that
is based on the KDE platform. Obviously, KTorrent supports such basic features
as downloading, uploading and seeding files on the BitTorrent network.
However, lots of other additional features and intuitive GUI should make
KTorrent a good choice for everyone. Some features are available as plugins
hence you should make sure you have the ones you need enabled.
- Support for HTTP and UDP trackers, trackerless DHT (mainline) and webseeds.
- Alternative UI support including Web interface.
- Torrent grouping, speed capping, various download prioritization
capabilities on both torrent and file level as well as bandwidth
scheduling.
- Support for fetching torrent files from many sources including any local
file or remote URL, RSS feeds (with filtering) or actively monitored
directory etc.
- Integrated and customizable torrent search on the Web.
- Various security features like IP blocking and protocol encryption.
- Disk space preallocation to reduce fragmentation.
- uTorrent compatible peer exchange.
- Autoconfiguration for LANs like Zeroconf extension and port forwarding via
uPnP.
- Scripting support via Kross and interprocess control via DBus interface.
- SOCKSv4 and SOCKSv5 proxy, IPv6 support.
- Lots of other useful built-in features and plugins.
Description-md5: c46c4f39be5f1aa633d6a86ac4312a30
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-desktop