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https://www.qbittorrent.org | https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/ |
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#bittorrent
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| source | https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/ |
| related-to | libtorrent-rasterbar |
A Learn BitTorrent client that is said to be developed by volunteers in their spare time.
From Wikipedia:
qBittorrent is a cross-platform free and open-source BitTorrent clientwritten in native C++. It relies on Boost, OpenSSL, zlib, Qt 6 toolkit and the libtorrent-rasterbar library (for the torrent back-end), with an optional search engine written in Python.89.
Note about macOS support:
The macOS version is barely supported, because we don't have active macOS developers/contributors. The project is in need of macOS developers. If you are a macOS developer willing to help, just go to our bug tracker for a list of macOS related issues. Or try to fix bugs that you yourself have discovered and annoy you.
I am not sure if that information is completely up-to-date. I did not test building the client on macOS, yet, there seem to be instructions available: Compilation macOS (x86_64, arm64, cross compilation).
This is the most advanced and comprehensive open source client and has similar user coverage as Transmission.
Languages:
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How does it look like?
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Preferences
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Connection
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BitTorrent
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Advanced
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See also settings_pack and Explanation of Options in qBittorrent.
Building
Machine: Linux Machine.
Building instructions: Compilation Debian, Ubuntu, and derivatives.
When trying to build I was having problems concerning Qt libraries. Following the tutorial, I have installed recommended Qt packages:
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends qtbase5-dev qttools5-dev libqt5svg5-dev
Unfortunately, this did not work. When subsequently running:
$ cmake -G "Ninja" -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local
$ cmake --build build
I was getting the following error already with the first command above:
CMake Error at cmake/Modules/CheckPackages.cmake:49 (find_package):
By not providing "FindQt6.cmake" in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH this project has
asked CMake to find a package configuration file provided by "Qt6", but
CMake did not find one.
Could not find a package configuration file provided by "Qt6" (requested
version 6.5.0) with any of the following names:
Qt6Config.cmake
qt6-config.cmake
Add the installation prefix of "Qt6" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set "Qt6_DIR"
to a directory containing one of the above files. If "Qt6" provides a
separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been installed.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:56 (include)
To fix this, first needed to Installing Qt on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS, then I have modified ./CMakeLists.txt by adding the following two lines after line 15:
# version requirements - older versions may work, but you are on your own
set(minBoostVersion 1.76)
set(minQt6Version 6.5.0)
set(minOpenSSLVersion 3.0.2)
set(minLibtorrent1Version 1.2.19)
set(minLibtorrentVersion 2.0.10)
set(minZlibVersion 1.2.11)
# added the following two lines:
set(Qt6_DIR "~/Qt/6.8.0/gcc_64/lib/cmake/Qt6/")
set(Qt6GuiTools_DIR "~/Qt/6.8.0/gcc_64/lib/cmake/Qt6GuiTools/")
After that I was able to successfully compile the client. I skipped installation step:
$ sudo cmake --install build