How to Install uTorrent on Your Linux Distro

uTorrent, which is technically pronounced “micro-torrent” but commonly called “you-torrent”, is still one of the most widely used clients today despite its recent bloating with features and adware.

Although the majority of Linux users nowadays prefer other BitTorrent clients (such as Transmission, Deluge, qBittorrent, and a few others) some of you have probably already gotten used to using uTorrent. It is still possible to run an old version of uTorrent prior to its bloating (2.2.1) but that would require you to use Wine. This is the official way of installing the BitTorrent client to your distro.

Installing uTorrent in Linux

Step 1: Download the uTorrent server package from here

Step 2: Extract the uTorrent files.
1. Launch the terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T
2. Change the current directory to Downloads folder by typing the following command:

cd ~/Downloads/

3. Extract the uTorrent files to the /opt/ directory

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

Step 3: Setting the permission
1. Set the permission on uTorrent-folder

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

Step 4: Setting the Symbolic link

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

Step 5: Starting uTorrent

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

Step 6: Logging into uTorrent 
1. Open Firefox and go to the following url

localhost:8080/gui

2. Type in the username "admin" and leave the password field empty.
3. You should now see uTorrent on your Firefox browser as shown in the image below.