Introduction to Transmission
Transmission is a cross-platform,
open source BitTorrent client. This is useful for downloading large
files (such as Linux ISOs) and reduces the need for the
distributors to provide server bandwidth.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.3
platform.
Package Information
Additional Downloads
Transmission Dependencies
Required
cURL-8.12.1
Recommended
libevent-2.1.12, libpsl-0.21.5
(to use system libraries instead of bundled ones), and librsvg-2.59.2
Recommended (to build a GUI)
Gtkmm-4.16.0 or Qt-6.8.2
Optional
nodejs-22.14.0 (for building the web client,
not needed at run time), appindicator,
dht,
libb64, libdeflate,
libnatpmp, libutp, and
miniupnp
Editor Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/transmission
Installation of Transmission
First, fix a build failure due to incorrect statements in
CMakeLists.txt:
patch -Np1 -i ../transmission-4.0.6-build_fix-1.patch
Install Transmission by running
the following commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-D CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/transmission-4.0.6 \
.. &&
make
Now, as the root user:
make install
Next, if the Gtkmm-4.16.0 dependency was installed, create
transmission.png from the SVG file. As the root user:
rsvg-convert \
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/transmission.svg \
-o /usr/share/pixmaps/transmission.png
Command Explanations
-D ENABLE_QT=OFF: This switch disables
building the Qt interface. The
default is to build it if Qt-6.8.2 is installed.
-D ENABLE_GTK=OFF: This switch disables
building the GTK-4 interface. The default is to build it if
Gtkmm-4.16.0 is installed.
-D ENABLE_WEB=OFF: This switch disables
building the web client. The default is to build it if nodejs-22.14.0 is installed.
-D REBUILD_WEB=ON: This switch forces
rebuilding the web client. This option needs nodejs-22.14.0
to be installed as well as an internet connection. The default is
to not rebuild the client.
Contents
Installed Programs:
transmission-create, transmission-daemon,
transmission-edit, transmission-gtk, transmission-qt,
transmission-remote, and transmission-show
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directory:
/usr/share/transmission (contains the web
client) and /usr/share/doc/transmission-4.0.6
Short Descriptions
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transmission-create
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is a command line tool used to create .torrent files
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transmission-daemon
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is a daemon-based Transmission session that can be
controlled via RPC commands from Transmission's web
interface or transmission-remote
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transmission-edit
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is a command line tool to modify .torrent files' announce
URLs
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transmission-gtk
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is a GTK+ bittorrent client
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transmission-qt
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is a Qt-based bittorrent client
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transmission-remote
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is a remote control utility for transmission-daemon and
transmission
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transmission-show
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is a command line tool to display bittorrent .torrent
file metadata
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