blog/data/2022-02-14-vlc-bittorrent.txt

   1 Title: Updated vlc bittorrent plugin in Debian (version 2.14)
   2 Tags: english, video, verkidetfri
   3 Date: 2022-02-14 08:00
   4
   5 <p>I am very happy to report that a new version of the
   6 <a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vlc-plugin-bittorrent">VLC
   7 bittorrent plugin</a> was just uploaded into debian.  The changes
   8 since last time is mostly code clean in the download code. The package
   9 is currently in Debian unstable, but should be available in Debian
  10 testing son.  To test it, simply install it like this:</p>
  11
  12 <p><pre>
  13 apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent
  14 </pre></p>
  15
  16 <p>After it is installed, you can try to use it to play a file
  17 downloaded live via bittorrent like this:
  18
  19 <p><pre>
  20 vlc https://archive.org/download/Glass_201703/Glass_201703_archive.torrent
  21 </pre></p>
  22
  23 <p>It can also use magnet links and local .torrent files like the ones
  24 provided by the Internet Archive.  Another example is the <a
  25 href="https://archive.org/details/LoveNest">Love Nest</a> Buster
  26 Keaton movie, where one can click on the 'Torrent' link to get going.</p>
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