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I just apt-get installed clutch: now what?

Asked by Jeff Hobbs

I just apt-get installed clutch.

So what do I do next? What local web address should I visit?

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kindofabuzz (kindofabuzz) said : 		#1

http://recurser.com/trac/transmission/wiki/GettingStarted

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Jeff Hobbs (jeffehobbs) said : 		#2

Well, not really. It would be useful to know exactly what the "clutch" package installs. For example, localhost/transmission doesn't work. That page says:

"There is an Ubuntu package in the works as well which will allow 1-click install for Ubuntu users - more details as they emerge."

But obviously this ain't it.

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kindofabuzz (kindofabuzz) said : 		#3

do you have transmision installed?

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Jeff Hobbs (jeffehobbs) said : 		#4

Yes, I have the version of Transmission that came stock with Ubuntu
Hardy Heron.

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kindofabuzz (kindofabuzz) said : 		#5

well then what's the problem? that link tells you exactly what to do

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Jeff Hobbs (jeffehobbs) said : 		#6

No, it doesn't. My question was with regards to the clutch package that is in the repos. That page isn't up to date enough to cover that.

Hey, could you stop answering this question? You're not really helping.

~Jeff

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Best Erwin Junge (erwin-junge) said : 		#7

Hi Jeff,

I looked into your problem today (wanted to use clutch myself) and found out the problem:

For some reason, clutch is installed to /usr/share/clutch/www while the default apache directory in Ubuntu is /var/www (this is where localhost points to).

Solution: Make a link pointing from /var/www/transmission/ to /usr/share/clutch/www/

I did this using

sudo nautilus
navigate to /usr/local/clutch
right-click on www
select make link
right click on the link you just created
click cut
navigate to /var/www
right click
click paste
right click on the link
rename
type transmission
done

But it can probably be done by a single command:
sudo ln /usr/local/clutch/www /var/www/transmission

I am not sure of this last command however and the first method worked for me, so until someone corrects my commandline thing or backs it up I suggest you use the upper method.

Greetings,

Erwin

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Erwin Junge (erwin-junge) said : 		#8

Hi again,

I forgot to mention that now you can access transmission using: http://localhost/transmission

Also, I don't know where the edit button is...

Greetings,

Erwin

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Jeff Hobbs (jeffehobbs) said : 		#9

Thanks Erwin Junge, that solved my question.

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Jeff Hobbs (jeffehobbs) said : 		#10

Specifically this was the fix:

sudo ln -s /usr/share/clutch/www /var/www/transmission

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supernova_hq (supernova-hq) said : 		#11

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You,
I have been trying to get clutch working for DAYS!

How did the package submitter forget to adjust the default www location for ubuntu?!?
Actually, I know one of the clutch developers personally, I'll see if he is able to fix the problem.

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airtonix (airtonix-gmail) said : 		#12

mmm, i just installed clutch via the repository, and :

$ locate clutch
 results in nothing.

$ sudo ln -s /usr/share/clutch/www /var/www/transmission
 /usr/share/clutch/www could not be found.

$ man clutch
 nothing.

$ clutch --help
 nothing.

where am i going wrong?

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airtonix (airtonix-gmail) said : 		#13

oh i did find this :

$ gksudo leafpad /etc/clutch/clutch.conf

which indicates that the web address is :
 http://localhost/clutch

and that the localfiles exist at this location :
 /usr/share/clutch/www

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airtonix (airtonix-gmail) said : 		#14

And in order for locate to find the clutch files it is nessecary to prefix the search with sudo :
 $ sudo locate clutch