[Linux] How to install BitThief

**splicer** · 15.06.09, 13:24

Intro
"BitThief is a Java-based BitTorrent client designed to download from, but not upload to, BitTorrent networks." - Wikipedia. More can be read here: http://www.sb-innovation.de/showthre...threadid=12837. Because of BitThief's "tactics", several other BitTorrent clients actually block it from connecting to them, as well as private trackers not allowing users; luckily ghostfucker has ported part of his perfect spoof over to it, so that it announces itself as BitTornado; this means it will now connect to many more peers, and can be used on trackers which disallowed it.

Let's get started
Unless you don't know how to give yourself ROOT priveliges, or are unable to use CLI because you are a noob (like myself) I suggest you log in as ROOT. Usually it's username: root password: password. You will also need Java installed.

1. Download the latest BitThief with ghostfucker's perfect spoof. It needs to be the JAR version.
2. Extract the JAR file from the RAR file (right click > extract). The file should be called: BitThief.jar. If not, rename it to "BitThief.jar".
3. Create a new folder called "BitThief".
4. Move "BitThief.jar" to the folder you just created, /BitThief/.
5. Attached to this post should be a file called "bt_128.png". Download it and place within /BitThief/.
6. ROOT priveliges may be required; Move /BitThief/ to /opt/.
7. Open your favourite text editor, copy and paste the below into and save as "BitThief.desktop".

[Desktop Entry]
Name=BitThief

Comment=A Free Riding BitTorrent Client
Exec=java -Xms192m -Xmx512m -jar /opt/BitThief/BitThief.jar
Icon=/opt/BitThief/bt_128.png
Terminal=0
Categories=Application;Network;
Type=Application
MimeType=application/x-bittorrent

8. ROOT priveliges may be required; Copy or cut "BitThief.desktop" to /usr/share/applications/.
9. Restart your computer (mine had a few problems before a restart), and BitThief should run well.

Notes
Within the options menu (Files > Options) part of the display is cut off, though it is still possible to view enough of to know entered values.

Once a .torrent has been loaded into it, BitThief can become a bit unstable; but after a while it stabilises.

Sometimes BitThief will say "Checking... 99.x%" and won't do anything. Stop and start the torrent, and/or stop and stat BitThief until it works. A system restart may help.