Running Transmission on a headless machine (Gentoo) BETA
Installation
Using emerge
Since we're going to run Transmission as a daemon, we're going to set the portage environment so that it better suits our needs.
Stable / Unstable
The Gentoo portage team marks all new versions of packages to unstable, and they'll only mark them as stable after a few months and when no bugs are filed against that version. However, in Transmission's case, we usually want the latest version. If you rather be cautious, skip this section.
To tell emerge that we want to check for unstable versions of Transmission, you simply add the line "net-p2p/transmission" to "/etc/portage/package.keywords". Although it's recommended to do this manually to avoid duplicate entries, you can use the following command line:
$ su $ echo "net-p2p/transmission" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
Disable the GTK GUI
On most headless systems, this is preferred. However, if you're also going to use the GTK GUI on the same machine, you may want to skip this section
To tell emerge that we don't want it to build the GTK GUI, Simply add the line "net-p2p/transmission -gtk" to "/etc/portage/package.use". Although it's recommended to do this manually to avoid duplicate entries, you can use the following command line:
$ su $ echo "net-p2p/transmission -gtk" >> /etc/portage/package.use
Using Environment Variables
If you prefer, you can also set the above using environment variables. However, this is not advised, as it may also impact other packages you install through emerge.
To instruct emerge to look for unstable version:
- For 32-bit systems:
$ ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~ x86"
- For 64-bit systems:
$ ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~amd64"
To instruct emerge to not build the GTK GUI:
$ USE="-gtk"
Invoking emerge
Now you're ready to install Transmission using emerge.
To build Transmission, simply:
$ emerge transmission
Or if you prefer more control and verbosity:
$ emerge -av transmission
From Source
Read the Building From Source page for more in-depth information.
Configuration
Note: We're not going to touch, or use, the script left by the Gentoo installation: /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon. Currently it has a couple of errors so it doesn't even work right. You can find an init.d script here.
Follow the General Headless Guide.
