How To Install qbittorrent on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qbittorrent on Ubuntu.

What is `qbittorrent`

qbittorrent is:

BitTorrent client written in C++ and based on libtorrent-rasterbar with a Qt5 user interface. qBittorrent is a feature rich but lightweight client that is very similar to uTorrent. Its main features are:

Polished uTorrent-like user interface
Well integrated and extensible search engine
Remote control through a Web user interface
Vuze-compatible protocol encryption
uTorrent-compatible Peer eXchange (PeX)
DHT (trackerless) support
UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding
IPv6 compliant
RSS support with advanced download filters
Advanced control over torrent content and trackers
IP Filtering (eMule / Peer Guardian filters)
Torrents queueing and prioritizing
Good localization (~25 languages supported)
Unicode support

There are three methods to install qbittorrent on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qbittorrent Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qbittorrent using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qbittorrent

Install qbittorrent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qbittorrent using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qbittorrent

Install qbittorrent Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install qbittorrent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qbittorrent

How To Uninstall qbittorrent on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the qbittorrent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qbittorrent

Uninstall qbittorrent And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qbittorrent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qbittorrent

Remove qbittorrent Configurations and Data

To remove qbittorrent configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qbittorrent

Remove qbittorrent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qbittorrent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qbittorrent

Dependencies

qbittorrent have the following dependencies:

References

qbittorrent website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qbittorrent package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.