Install Vuze on Linux

Vuze (previously Azureus) is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol. Vuze is written in Java, and uses the Azureus Engine. In addition to downloading data linked to by .torrent files, Azureus allows users to view, publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content. Content is presented through channels and categories containing TV shows, music videos, movies, video games and others. Additionally, if users prefer to publish their original content, they may earn money from it. Azureus was first released in June 2003 at SourceForge.net, mostly to experiment with the Standard Widget Toolkit from Eclipse. It later became one of the most popular BitTorrent clients.
The Azureus software was released under the GNU General Public License, and remains as a free software application.

1. Download and Install the latest JRE from here.

2. Extract latest linux package (choice of GTK or Motif) from here

• To extract the program files from the package, type
  • tar xvjf Azureus_x.x.x.x_linux...tar.bz
  where Azureus_x.x.x.x_linux...tar.bz2 is the name of the downloaded package.

3. Make sure you have Java in your path if necessary

export PATH=/path/to/java/bin:$PATH

4. Change to the azureus directory and run ./azureus to start

• cd azureus
• ./azureus

If you get an error message, or want to configure the java exec path, just open the azureus script file with your favorite text editor and edit the given configuration options.

If Azureus does not show up after a minute, you can try starting it manually:

• GTK:
  • java -cp swt.jar:swt-pi.jar:Azureus2.jar -Djava.library.path=./ org.gudy.azureus2.ui.swt.Main

• Motif:
  • java -cp swt.jar:Azureus2.jar -Djava.library.path=./ org.gudy.azureus2.ui.swt.Main

Note: if you wish to add Azureus to your /usr/bin directory you need to redirect it with a script rather than linking it.
Example Script:

      #!/usr/bin/bash
      /path/to/azureus

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