Installing JamSeeder on Linux
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- Problem
- Jamendo.com offers a program called JamSeeder that allows users with good bandwidth to seed album torrents. Unfortunately, the info page is hidden and there is little to no documentation, though the statistics page is referenced prominently on the main page. There is also no documentation on installation or usage.
- Solution
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- Download the tool from the project page on SourceForge.
- Install the RPM. On Debian-type systems (like Ubuntu), use sudo alien --to-deb --install jamseeder-0.9.1-2mdv.noarch.rpm
- Run the program using python /usr/share/jamseeder/jamseeder-gui.py
- Every time you change the settings, you will need to close and re-open the program.
- Notes
- Since JamSeeder uses the official BitTorrent client, which does not support encryption, users behind traffic-shapers or external firewalls will not be able to seed torrents well or at all.
- Resources
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- JamSeeder application page on Jamendo -- currently consists of screenshots and a link to the download page
sylvinus says:
hi !
thanks for the doc ;)
We've got so much work with the music, we tend to overlook such issues but that should be fixed in the future ;)
encryption could indeed be an interesting feature to counter traffic shaping, maybe someone will write a patch for the official client :)