HOWTO: Install Azureus (newest, non-repo way)

[Perfect Storm]

Works for Ubuntu Breezy, Dapper, Edgy and Feisty

I'm doing this howto on the requests from users: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=135968
Though there's diffrent Howto install azureus on the howto forum, but not the way I install it.

Before you start you might uninstall your previous version of Azureus.

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1. Make sure you have sun Java 1.5 or 1.6 installed and working. To see if what your Java version is set by default type: java -version in the terminal.

2. Download Azureus 3.0 (Vuze) linux version: Here. Save it to your Desktop.

3. Open up for the terminal:

cd Desktop
sudo tar jxvf Azureus_3_0_linux.tar.bz2 -C /opt/
sudo chown -R <username>:<username> /opt/azureus/

4. Now we need a launcher from the Application tab, fire up the terminal again:

sudo nano /usr/share/applications/Azureus.desktop

add:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Azureus
Comment=P2P Client
Exec=/opt/azureus/azureus
Icon=/opt/azureus/Azureus.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;

5. This is optional. If you want azureus to launch from a command in the terminal:

sudo nano /usr/bin/azureus

add:

#!/bin/sh

/opt/azureus/azureus "$*"

save it and close it.
Now the last thing in the terminal:

sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/azureus
azureus

Now get the any updates and plugins you need. After that exit Azureus (so there aren't any azureus tray icon). Then;

sudo chown -R root:root /opt/azureus/

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[mrgnash]

Brilliant! Thanks

[Xilon]

Worked like a charm!! Thanks, and that goes to the others who contributed aswell

[Upuntu]

Where I can find .bz version? There is just a .jar version.
EDIT: Now I found it, it wasn't there, it was here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=84122

[Perfect Storm]

The .bz2 archive is the where it just says linux: <link>. Just click on it and it takes you there.

[Perfect Storm]

Updated:
- New version is out 2.4.0.0 ---> 2.4.0.2

If you already have installed 2.4.0.0 you don't need to reinstall. Azureus auto update to the latest.

[benk]

Excellent! Thanks.

I have 1 question:

When I try and download a torrent file from Firefox, it asks me if I want to save it to disk or open directly using the default bittorrent client. When I choose to open it using azureus (via /usr/bin/azureus), it doesn't seem to open the torrent at all...it does open azureus, but not the torrent. How can I fix this?

I can get torrents to download by saving the file to disk and then opening that file in azureus by File->open->torrent file.

Also, any reason why you did not choose to link to the azureus file?
ln -s /opt/azureus/azureus /usr/bin/azureus

And, if you want to install plugins without running azureus as root, you'd have to make /opt/azureus writable to all (although this could be a security risk).

[Perfect Storm]

When I try and download a torrent file from Firefox, it asks me if I want to save it to disk or open directly using the default bittorrent client. When I choose to open it using azureus (via /usr/bin/azureus), it doesn't seem to open the torrent at all...it does open azureus, but not the torrent. How can I fix this?

I'll will look into this. But if you use 'save as' it should open the torrent automatically with azureus if you use the downloader which comes with epiphany, I'm sure you can set firefox to do too.

Also, any reason why you did not choose to link to the azureus file?
ln -s /opt/azureus/azureus /usr/bin/azureus

Doesn't worked. Have tried before I decided writing this howto. That's why I use a script instead.

And, if you want to install plugins without running azureus as root, you'd have to make /opt/azureus writable to all (although this could be a security risk).

???

All plugins and updates works if you install azureus as I described. I just double checked to be sure in my case.
You can sudo chown -R <username>:<username> /opt/azureus/ or to "all" if you want to change it (on your own risk).

I hope you can use my answers, or just ask again

[MiniJames]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! My version of Java was out of date, all sorted very happy.

[ndhskp]

I'll will look into this. But if you use 'save as' it should open the torrent automatically with azureus if you use the downloader which comes with epiphany, I'm sure you can set firefox to do too.

I may have a solution to this problem. When I followed your guide the first time Firefox would not successfully pass the torrent. So I looked at my ".mailcap" file. I originally had Azureus listed in mailcap as "application/x-bittorrent; /usr/bin/azureus" so I tried this "application/x-bittorrent; /opt/azureus/azureus".

Look in your .mailcap file in /home/username/.mailcap. This file is hidden by default.

Change

application/x-bittorrent; /usr/bin/azureus

to

application/x-bittorrent; /opt/azureus/azureus

I use Dapper and the Firefox nightly's so maybe that makes a difference. I hope this helps you, good luck.