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BitTorrent 4.2.1 for Linux

Developer: Bram Cohen
Last updated: December 5, 2005
License: Freeware
OS Support: Linux
File Size: 1.0 MB
Downloads: 1,497
∟ Last week: 1
User Rating: Not rated yet    (0 votes)

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The most popular P2P application of current times on its original form, now for Linux.

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer protocol designed to transfer files. Users connect directly to send and receive portions of a file, while a central tracker coordinates the action of all peers and manages connections without knowledge of the contents of the files being distributed. With BitTorrent, users upload at the same time they download, so network bandwidth is managed as efficiently as possible. BitTorrent is designed to work better than other file-transfer protocols as the number of people interested in a certain file increases.

What's New:

* UPnP support (experimental)
* System tray icon on Windows (experimental)
* Start at startup on Windows
* start minimizied
* Internationalized installer
* Massive code reorganization in bittorrent.py
* All GTK 2.4 compatibility code removed, use GTK 2.6 or greater
* Auto-update won't migrate across different minor version numbers
* Improved file list (disabled)
* New internal state file format, storing save_as in torrent_config
* Many string changes and internationalization additions
* Fix for obscure --bind command line bug

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