Why is this version so old? Installing newer from debs compromises system
Bug #41007 reported by
Robin Haswell
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bittorrent (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Hey
Just a general quick question really. Why is this version so old? The reference on Bittorrent.com is 4.4.0, which is a much better client than this, and makes a great alternative to other clients in Dapper.
I'm only reporting this because installing the .deb version from bittorrent.com (as many users may do - great tool btw) requires removing ubuntu-desktop (bad idea).
I had to dig out the source and install in to /usr/local in order to use a modern BT client that wasn't written in Qt.
I propose that this package be brought in to line with Bram Cohen's reference version. It is also a much simpler and Ubuntu client than the packaged version.
Revision history for this message
| Daniel Robitaille (robitaille) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in bittorrent: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
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Thank you for your bug report. According to the comment in Bug 39993, this new version of bittorrent cannot be added to Ubuntu because of its license.