> There are new versions of PCLinuxOS (2014.05) which I have been trying > to download via torrent with Ktorrent. PCLinuxOS uses Linuxtracker to > host their torrent files. When I open any of the torrent files in > Ktorrent nothing happens for a long time. Looking at the torrent in the > Trackers tab it says "invalid data in torrent file," and right-clicking > on the torrent in the list of torrents it says it is unable to contact > any trackers. After anywhere from an hour or so to several days, > suddenly the torrent connects and starts downloading. > > I can use direct download to get the ISO files, but I usually prefer > torrents as they are easier on the distro's servers. But the behavior > of the PCLinuxOS torrents is just weird. > > According to Google no one else has ever reported this problem with > torrents from PCLinuxOS. Does anyone here have any idea what might be > going on?
Does Ktorrent support magnet links? They only torrent links I am seeing on their site are magnet links and not all clients support them. Transmission should work fine. (It does on the link I tested.) _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
