Azureus for Linux

[kenny.kor.seo]

I'm running Fedora Core 3 and I don't know which file I download. I'm very new to linux, I just figured out how to install Mplayer and I need more codecs. Generally, the files I download have i386 attached to them and RPM. I tried the i586 version but it's not for fedora. No fancy 64 bit processor either.

[mcovey]

The RPM I think is a generic RPM

If that doesnt work, download the .tar.bz and read the install file... you should be able to run it straight from the directory so long as java is installed right, which is another headache (not that it isn't in Windows)... I prefer a distro that comes with Java anyway.

[ducttapeBigSexy]

I've never done it on a FC3 system, but it works perfectly for Mandrake 10.1 Official, so I figure it'll work for you. Also, sorry, I'm doing this from memory right now - if something doesn't work, feel free to either PM me or just post it back - I'll try to fix it :)

Installing Java
1. Go to java.sun.com, and download the latest version in RPM.
2. Install it (just double click on it).
3. Next, using kwrite or gedit (or VIM or whatever your favorite text editor is), edit ~/.bash_profile . In it, add the line:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jdkxxxx/bin
Where /usr/java/jdkxxx/bin is the path to your Java bin file (where the java program resides).
4. Log out and log back in
5. Test it to make sure everything's working correctly. Open up a console and type "which java" - if all went well, it'll display the directory where Java is installed.


Install Azureus
1. Go to http://azureus.sourceforge.net and download the latest version (go with the GTK+ version).
2. Extract the folder someone that's easy to remember (like your home directory).
3. Open a console and get root (type su [ENTER] and enter your root password). The following part you can do via command line, but I find it's easier to just do it via a GUI (you'll also learn more b/c it'll introduce you to the Linux file system a bit more :) )
4. Open your favorite file manager (I use KDE, so I'd type "konqueror ."). Navigate to where you extracted the folder (named "azureus") and copy the entire folder.
5. Navigate to /usr/local , and paste the folder and all its content into that directory.

Now, close konqueror and type exit to log out as root. Now, simply type "sh /usr/local/azureus/azureus", and you should be good to go!

[ausie_fred]

To get your Fedora Core system up and humming check out Fedora Core 3 Installation Notes (http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_3_installation_notes_nocss.html) there you will find information to install
Firefox and Thunderbird
nVidia
True Type Fonts
Java
Flash
RealPlayer
A warning about mixing repositories
Yum
Apt and Synaptic
Acrobat Reader
MPlayer, Xmms, Rhythmbox, Xine, and Kaffeine
NTFS support
Bittorrent and bittorrent-gui
Azureus for bittorrent
Web Server
PHP and Perl
MySQL
phpMyAdmin

Also check out Fedora Core 3 Tips and Tricks (http://www.gagme.com/greg/linux/fc3-tips.php) there you will find information to install
Install MP3 plug-in
Install Macromedia Flash/Shockwave Plug-in
Install DVD player
Install MPlayer Media Player
Install RealPlayer 10 Media Player
Install Java J2RE and Mozilla Plug-in
Install NTFS driver

With these sites you will have all the codecs you need, java support, mp3 support and much more.
enjoy :icon_sunn