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tixati 1.99

#1 Post by 666philb »

this is tixati torrent client
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Tixati has the following features:

detailed views of all aspects of the swarm, including peers, pieces, files, and trackers
support for magnet links, so no need to download .torrent files if a simple magnet-link is available
super-efficient peer choking/unchoking algorithms ensure the fastest downloads
peer connection encryption for added security
full DHT (Distributed Hash Table) implementation for trackerless torrents, including detailed message traffic graphs and customizable event logging
advanced bandwidth charting of overall traffic and per-transfer traffic, with separate classification of protocol and file bytes, and with separate classification of outbound traffic for trading and seeding
highly flexible bandwidth throttling, including trading/seeding proportion adjustment and adjustable priority for individual transfers and peers
bitfield graphs that show the completeness of all downloaded files, what pieces other peers have available, and the health of the overall swarm
customizable event logging for each download, and individual event logs for all peers within the swarm
expert local file management functions which allow you to move files to a different partition even while downloading is still in progress
100% compatible with the BitTorrent protocol
Windows and Linux-GTK native versions available
Decentralized Media Streaming

changelog http://www.tixati.com/news/

download the tixati deb here http://www.tixati.com/download/linux.html


for wary (and maybe racy) you'll need these two extra deps.....
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19554672/libdbu ... 4_i386.deb

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19554672/libdbu ... 1_i386.deb

note, if you want tixati to auto-start with the computer, make a script in /root/Startup

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#!/bin/sh
tixati -starthiddenintray
enjoy
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#2 Post by futwerk »

It works like a charm, a lot more interesting than transmission. Thanks.

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Lucky You!

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futwerk wrote:It works like a charm, a lot more interesting than transmission. Thanks.
Lucky you. All I get is "Error, package tixati-1.8.3.pet failed to install."

Running Wary Puppy 5.2.2.

Transmission OTOH, easily installed. It just never loaded when I tried to activate it. Not even an error statement...it just did nothing.

So I was delighted to learn of this Tixati client...but now, oh hey, WTF.

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#4 Post by 666philb »

hi PupPupAndAway

i just tested tixati on wary 5.2.2 and it needs two extra .deps to work. i've attached them on the first post.

however, the fact that the .pet failed to install indicates a different problem. either the download is corrupt, or your savefile is full, or you've borked your wary install somehow.

i would suggest downloading the pet again and check the md5... plus the two deps and see how you get on

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Tixati License Agreement wrote:THE END USER MAY NOT: (i) modify or create any derivative works of the software or documentation, including translation or localization; (ii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the software; (iii) redistribute, encumber, sell, rent, lease, sub-license, or otherwise transfer rights to the software; (iv) remove or alter any trademark, logo, copyright or other proprietary notices, legends, symbols or labels in the software.

Copying or distributing unauthorized files may violate copyright laws. Compliance with the copyright law is solely the user's responsibility.

This license will terminate immediately without notice if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. Upon termination you agree to destroy all copies of the software in your possession.
I may take a risk to nerve, but doesn't this --> THE END USER MAY NOT ... ... redistribute <-- include publishing via forums? :shock:

Shouldn't we resist such temptations? :(
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#6 Post by 666philb »

ooops..... i never read that stuff :)

however, i've posted a request on there forum asking for permission.
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#7 Post by 666philb »

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Frostwire

#8 Post by nancy reagan »

I am using Ttuxxx's Frostwire 2011

Dunno how to update yet the 2011 version still works fine


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#9 Post by RSH »

Wow, that's cool. Is to get permissions to redistribute always that easy?

Was this your first request on such thing?

I would like to get permission to redistribute wavosaur (win). Wavosaur needs wine, but it can run as portable application.

Any hints, how to do (i did never do this)?
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#10 Post by RSH »

Wow, that's cool! 8)

Is to get permissions to redistribute always that easy?

I would like to redistribute wavosaur.

Any hints, how i can get these permissions?
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#11 Post by 666philb »

hi RSH

i just asked on their forum, it's the first time i've tried:)... i noticed wavosaur has a forum linked from their website, would be worth you asking there,.
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#12 Post by PupPupAndAway »

666philb wrote:i just tested tixati on wary 5.2.2 and it needs two extra .deps to work. i've attached them on the first post.
Okay, I downloaded/installed 'em. Thanx.
however, the fact that the .pet failed to install indicates a different problem. either the download is corrupt, or your savefile is full, or you've borked your wary install somehow.
Let us not forget that often, file-share servers also corrupt transfers, Mediafire is one such. I've had more bad downloads from them, than other sites. Anywayz:

Download Manager displays correct file size of 13.4MB. However, file manager shows it to be just 115KB! And of course therefore the md5 sum does /not/ match.

So instead of downloading before installing, I just set SeaMonkey to run petget when ready...and Tixati installed very well, thank you.

And it actually loads, unlike Transmission. However, I can't get it to download anything via SeaMonkey. That is: it successfully downloads the few *.torrent files I'm testing. But it doesn't automatically run Tixati.

And when I "open" (or double-click) one of these torrents, I get no response.

If I click on a magnet URL, SeaMonkey says "magnet is not a registered protocol".

When I try to "add" a file under Tixati's transfer window, and I navigate to my download folder, the window appears blank, in spite of the fact I have several files that end in .torrent, located there!

Now, I can copy a magnet URL and paste it into Tixati, and voila, it begins transfer.

Shouldn't I use some sort of IP filter, for better security? Where can I get one of those?

And what settings are best (security/privacy-wise) for when I'm transferring via public wifi? (I do not have broadband at home, only dialup. And I do not subscribe to VPN, or care to use that mangled piece of insanity a.k.a. "Tor proxy".)

I've used various torrent clients, such as uTorrent and Transmission (and Ktorrent and Qtorrent)...and while I find them somewhat difficult, I can manage on my own. But Tixati is another level of confusion.

I'm not a hacker nor a coder, I am just an avid fan of Linux (a skilled PC hobbyist IOW), and can pretty much find my way around. IOW: I shouldn't be experiencing this much difficulty with a torrent client, if it were designed a bit more user friendly and a bit less geeky. But at least I can now download magnet links, if nothing else.

Thanks for your help, and any further help you care to impart.

UPDATE:

This time it downloaded properly. Three previous attempts (between yesterday and today) gave me just 115KB! Well, that's MediaFire for ya.

So I just associated torrent files w/Tixati under Seamonkey "Preferences > Browser > Helper Applications". But I still get that error. Even restarting the browser did not clear this up. *sigh* (If I have to /reboot/ to make this thing work properly, I'll eat my hat!)

UPDATE 2:

OMFG...a reboot /did/ set it right. Now SeaMonkey has torrent files associated w/Tixati. What's up with that...trying to make former Windoze users feel right at home?
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#13 Post by 666philb »

hi PupPupAndAway

not sure why you needed a reboot, as seamonkey associated with torrents straight away with me...... not sure about magnet links in wary though, they associate fine in lucid puppy.

as for ip blocking there's this but i'm not sure if if works on wary http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47654


however transmission has a blocklist setting in it's preferences. and transmission is already installed and working in wary!! installing a different transmission must have broken the original.

wary's original transmission is here http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/pet_pa ... 1-i386.pet
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#14 Post by 666philb »

aah just noticed that tixati has an ipfilter

http://support.tixati.com/IP+Filter+View
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Re: Frostwire

#15 Post by 666philb »

nancy reagan wrote:I am using Ttuxxx's Frostwire 2011

Dunno how to update yet the 2011 version still works fine


http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 29&t=70042
i think you can just download the update, unzip it, and run it from the extracted folder.
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#16 Post by PupPupAndAway »

666philb wrote:hi PupPupAndAway
not sure why you needed a reboot, as seamonkey associated with torrents straight away with me......
I wish /someone/ were sure why...would help to understand what's going on under the hood. But I assure you: the association w/*.torrent did /not/ take effect until after I rebooted the system. I did /not/ first try, however, logging in and logging out. Be that as it may, yes, it sure is strange for any Linux distro to behave in that manner.
not sure about magnet links in wary though, they associate fine in lucid puppy.
Okay, I just found the "magnet" option, so I just associated w/Tixati. And this time I didn't need to reboot, or even reload.
as for ip blocking there's this but i'm not sure if if works on wary http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47654
Thanks, I've just begun to figure out the ip blocking setup.
however transmission has a blocklist setting in it's preferences.
Yes, I've already found that option...but there was no indication if I still need to download, say, nipfilter.dat.gz or similar commonly distributed file. Just because the program didn't alert me ("hey, you may have ip filtering turned on, but you still need to download the appropriate file")...doesn't mean everything's A-OK, eh?

So I had to be sure by asking...does the ip filter list come built into Tixati, so I'm good to go?
and transmission is already installed and working in wary!! installing a different transmission must have broken the original.
Are you sure about that? Why would an application "break" simply because I installed it?

My bad, though, I don't recall ever installing it. My wording was improper, in my haste to report this error. I meant that it was installed already in Puppy...but it would never run. But Tixati is an improvement, no?

Anywayz, I search Puppy Package Manager for "transmission"...and installed it. Whaddya know: Transmission now /does/ load as it should! So I can definitely confirm that installing it /over/ the original does /not/ "break" the application...in fact, it makes it /work/, finally.l

Another issue: Tixati keeps asking me if I want it to be the default magnet link handler, as well as the default decentralize sharing channel link handler. I click on "yes" every time, but it still forces me to go through these two questions each time I load the program. I've also checked "always check on startup"...so I guess this setting doesn't register in whatever configuration file is required, to make this setting permanent?
wary's original transmission is here http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/pet_pa ... 1-i386.pet
Thanks, but that latest version /is/ already in the Package Manager.

I originally installed Puppy to the tc4400, so I could run the internal dialup. But since having one miserable experience after another, installing Mint and Ubuntu distros, I now must rely on Puppy as my backup OS. Very nice.

I'd prefer to run Puppy as my /only/ OS on the tc4400...but I do need tablet features. Is there a pet module for that? AFAIK, there isn't...and only a few of the most recent distros (Mint, Ubuntu, OpenSuse) now include tablet abilities and applications. Trying Kubuntu now, as Mint 12 seems to crash on ext4 installs...Kubuntu does not.
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#17 Post by 666philb »

worth a post in the wifi section with your problem http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php?f=31
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#18 Post by PupPupAndAway »

666philb wrote:worth a post in the wifi section with your problem http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php?f=31
Thanks, you replied only moments after I posted...and a few minutes later I deleted the wifi problem, 'cause I finally solved it. Even though wifi is turned on in BIOS, sometimes wifi doesn't register any more...in which case you need to reset all BIOS settings to default. Even if any changes made in BIOS are not wifi relevant. Go figure! Lucky I just stumbled upon the page that had the solution!

Always happens to me: once one problem pops up, other problems rear their nasty heads...problems totally unrelated, which therefore make my troubleshooting a gazillion times more redonkulous.

Do you believe in PC gremlins? That's the problem with used/refurbished systems: you never know whether or not the reseller has fully exorcised it from any daemons that may still inhabit the soul of the machine. I was born and raised Catholic, but I stopped such foolishness many years ago. My tc4400 OTOH, seems to be much the agnostic, even existentialistic in its viewpoints on reality. :\

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#19 Post by saintless »

Thanks, 666philb,
the Tixati package works fine with KDpup-484 without the 2 dependencies needed.

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#20 Post by 666philb »

updated to version 1.86
changelog here http://www.tixati.com/news/
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