BitTorrent Clients

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file distribution protocol for distributing large amounts of data without centralized control. There are several BitTorrent clients available for use in Kubuntu; KTorrent is the default application. Other open source BitTorrent clients include: Azureus, BitTornado, and BitTorrent itself. Java-based Azureus is one of the more popular BitTorrent clients.

KTorrent

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KTorrent is a BitTorrent application designed specifically for KDE. Loaded with features, KTorrent is a well-designed application that is light on the system and fast on the Internet. To use KTorrent, simply download a .torrent file. KTorrent will automatically recognize the file and start the download. Using KTorrent is simple and straightforward.