How to Install uTorrent Client on Ubuntu/Debian

Install uTorrent Server 3.3

Step 1: Download latest uTorrent Server from here

Note: (You need to download uTorrent Server for 13.04, also works for Ubuntu 14.04)

Step 2: Extract uTorrent Files

    Launch terminal and change directory to Downloads folder

    cd Downloads/

    Extract uTorrent files to the /opt directory

    sudo tar xvzf utserver.tar.gz -C /opt/

Step 3: Set Permission

    Set permission on uTorrent-server folder

    sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/

Step 4: Set Symbolic link

    Run the command to link uTorrent server to the /user/bin directory.

    sudo ln -s /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/utserver /usr/bin/utserver

Step 5: Start uTorrent

utserver -settingspath /opt/utorrent-server-alpha-v3_3/

Note: If you get an error about libssl.so package missing, run the command below to install it, then try starting it again.

sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8:i386

Step 6: Log into uTorrent

    Open Firefox and browse to the URL

    localhost:8080/gui

    The username is admin and leave the password field empty