Install torrent client on ClarkConnect

[mastermarcel]

Hello,

I'am using Linux for 6 month now together with some windows machines. My intention is to completely switch to Linux.

I've installed ClarkConnect (Centos 5.x based) on my server. I must admit i like it. I'am managed to install Squeezecenter and Joomla also on my ClarkConnect box. Now the problem i want to install a torrent client on my server. It must have a webui. So I think only i can use Transmission. I've tried to install it, but I'am stuck. Can someone put me in the right direction?

Thanks.

[daark.child]

Where exactly are you stuck?

[reed9]

I've never looked at Clark Connect before, but it's based on Red Hat and version 5 uses the yum package manager.

Release Notes - ClarkConnect 5.0 - ClarkConnect Documentation

As asked where are you getting stuck?

Also, deluge and ktorrent both have web gui interfaces as well, and probably other clients.

[mastermarcel]

@ daark.child and reed9 first thanks for replying.

I now i've a lot to learn about Linux. I don't know many (only spook people over the IRC from Amahi) people who uses Linux so i came across this forum. I tough I'll asked it over here.


I was searching for software to replace my Windows Home Server (WHS is to simple i want more). I've found Amahi and Clarkconnect. I experiment with this two distros. I like this two distros because they have a web interface. what do you recommend? Are there other server distro's?

I know you can build a rpm from source. I've tried it before but get stuck. I need a how to or someone who can explain it to me.

Edit: I also experiment with proxmox. Interesting distro. I've managed to install Squeezecenter in a virtual machine and i update the Joomla virtual appliance. Maybe with some help i can make this my server distro.

[reed9]

Building a package from source is seldom necessary and rarely desirable. (Unless you're using a source based distro like Gentoo or Crux, but those are special cases.) You should always prefer to use your package manager when possible. There are a number of resources on the web to find packages that aren't available through your distro's official repositories.

https://rpmrepo.org/RPMforge
RPM Search

I personally do not care for Red Hat and RH based distros for average home use, for a number of reasons. (Read Installing CentOS 5.3 on a Netbook - A cautionary tale, and the followup blog post - they pretty much explain everything I find irritating about Red Hat and CentOS.)

Any linux distro can be used as a server. Most include many of the basics out of the box, but you can certainly install anything you need from a distro's repositories if it doens't include it on the installation media. As the Ubuntu Server FAQ says, the only difference between the server and desktop editions are the default packages.

Speaking of, I would personally recommend you give Ubuntu Server or Debian a look.