Package: bittornado (0.3.18-9)

bittorrent client (and tracker) with console and curses interfaces

BitTornado is a bittorrent client built on the original BitTorrent client from BitTorrent Inc. This client features a console and curses mode, lots of features, and is one of the original bittorrent clients created.

Features include:

  * upload/download speed limitation
  * prioritised downloading when downloading batches (several files)
  * detailed information about connections to other peers
  * encryption (PE/MSE) support (with the recommended python-crypto)
  * console mode for running from scripts
  * curses mode for running interactively
  * tracker for the distribution of files

This package contains the console and curses interfaces, and a bittorrent tracker, install the package bittornado-gui to get the GUI components. See the bittorrent package for a description of what bittorrent is.

Tags: Implemented in: Python, User Interface: Command Line, Text-based Interactive, X Window System, Networking: Client, Server, Service, Network Protocol: BitTorrent, Role: Program, Interface Toolkit: Ncurses TUI, Purpose: Downloading, Works with: Files, X Window System: Application