How to Install FrostWire in Ubuntu

To Install FrostWire in Ubuntu

Frostwire is an open source P2P sharing software program used in Linux distributions. It is designed with rich features like Magnet Link, BitTorrent client, Wi-Fi sharing, iTunes, Internet Radio and Video/Audio Player support. It allows the users to quickly search, download and share large files & folders. Installation of FrostWire in Ubuntu is explained in this article.

Features

• Fixes the UI Thread freeze
• Improved error reporting
• uTP support
• Multiple crash fixes
• Spanish translation
• Single file torrents played from transfer list
  

Installation of FrostWire

First download the Debian repository with the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
--2016-10-13 13:37:04--  http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
Resolving archive.getdeb.net (archive.getdeb.net)... 144.76.200.19
Connecting to archive.getdeb.net (archive.getdeb.net)|144.76.200.19|:80... connected.
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getdeb-repository_0.1-1~ 100%[==================================> ]   2.32K  --.-KB/s   in 0s     
2016-10-13 13:37:04 (178 MB/s) - ‘ getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb’  saved [2380/2380]

Then install the debian repository package.

root@linuxhelp:~# dpkg -i getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package getdeb-repository.
(Reading database ... 178181 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb ...
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HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1682 (1.6K) [application/pgp-keys]
Saving to: ‘ STDOUT’ 
100%[==================================> ]   1.64K  --.-KB/s   in 0s     
2016-10-13 13:37:14 (96.6 MB/s) - written to stdout [1682/1682]
OK

Here you need to update the installed repository as shown below.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease [65.9 kB]  
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease                                                      
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease                                                  
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-updates InRelease [65.9 kB]                              
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/restricted Translation-en                        
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en                          
Fetched 2,035 kB in 33s (60.7 kB/s)                                                              
Reading package lists... Done

Now execute the following command to install the Frostwire package.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install frostwire
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  ca-certificates-java fonts-dejavu-extra frostwire-data i965-va-driver java-common liba52-0.7.4
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Processing triggers for ca-certificates (20150426ubuntu1) ...
Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs...
0 added, 0 removed  done.
Running hooks in /etc/ca-certificates/update.d...
done.

Open the FrostWire package in the Ubuntu dashboard.

Select your language and click on next option.

Mention the storage path and select ' Seed finished torrent download' .

Make a tick on check box in the Miscellaneous Settings. Click on next option.

Finally hit on finish option to accomplish the installation process.

Now its time to enjoy your favorite video, audios and other files through Frostwire.