On Fri, 2007-07-27 at 10:39 -0500, Owen Heisler wrote: > On Fri, Jul 27, 2007 at 08:25:16AM -0700, Alan Ianson wrote: > > On Fri July 27 2007 03:07, Giorgos D. Pallas wrote: > > > I tried google but can't seem to find something that both looks decent > > > *and* is available for debian (testing) as a binary. For example I tried > > > qtorrent, but it is so minimal that I don't like it... > > > > When I need a torrent app I have always used the good old bittorrent on the > > terminal. I guess it's not pretty (it's not bad though), but it works > > wonderfully. > > rtorrent works well, with a ncurses interface and session management. > > It's faster than all the rest in my experience.
Seconded. What kept me from using rtorrent (and kept me stuck on azureus) for a while was the lack of documentation accessible to non-geeks, which is so often a problem with Linux apps in general. But after it had been around awhile and started catching on, mercifully various and sundry bloggers and the like posted more accessible how-to's that explained various features in plain English. I've been using it exclusively for about 3 months and have found it fast, stable, and minimal in terms of the resources it uses but not in terms of the features it offers. Between aptitude, mc, rtorrent, cplay, and one or two others, I'm developing a real fondness for ncurses apps. In general, I find it easier to use them for managing the tasks at hand than the bare command line, and nearly as capable as both CL and GUI alternatives with far less bloat than the latter. But that's only when developers or helpers take the time to explain their usage, with examples, in jargon-free language intended for ordinary users. -- Michael M. ++ Portland, OR ++ USA "No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream." --S. Jackson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
