If you want to use above utorrent 1.7.1 then go to step 2

Step 1

Step 1 is usefull only for versions lower than 1.7.1 of utorrent

First download webui from here

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=45325

We will need to move the webui.zip file to a location on the C:\ of Wine.

To open up the Wine C:\ click on the Applications > Wine > Browse C:\ Drive.

In the file browser navigate to this location:

users > [user] > Application Data > uTorrent

In the screen shot below my user is htpc.

From the extracted rar file copy the webui.zip file and paste it into the folder location above, do not unzip it.

That’s it! You have installed the uTorrent WebUI, now all we need to do is set it up.

Step 2
  

Double click on the uTorrent icon in the top panel, then click on Options > Preferences…

This will launch the Preferences menu, and then the Web UI option.

Firstly, click the check box next to Enable Web Interface to unlock all the WebUI options.

The options you can configure here are:

• Authentication
  • Username : The username you would like to use to access the WebUI.
  • Password : The password you would like to use to access the WebUI.
  • Enable Guest account with username : If you would like to allow a ‘Guest’ access you can set up the user name for the Guest account.
    
• Connectivity
  • Alternative listening port (default is bittorrent port) : You have the ability to change the listening port that WebUI uses; 8080 is the default port.
    
  • Restrict access to the following IPs : You can block certain IP address’s from accessing the uTorrent WebUI.

My options were setup exactly to the screen shot above.

Now we are ready to test if it all works, in your web browser address bar type in:

http://your_ubuntu_ip:8080/gui

If you don’t know what the IP of your Ubuntu box is, you can find out by typing the “ifconfig” command in a terminal window.

In my case I had to type in http://192.168.1.7:8080/gui, you will be prompted for a password, type in the password you have set up in your options and you should now see the uTorrent WebUI.

So that’s how you setup uTorrent and WebUI client on Ubuntu Hardy!

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