Question

5

How can I get magnet links for Ubuntu?

rated 0 times [ 5] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 11450 / 2 Years ago, thu, april 21, 2022, 12:43:42

Torrent files are increasingly being replaced by magnet links, "mini torrent files" in concise and plain-text form that can be simply copy pasted around. Those link to the actual .torrent file "in the BitTorrent cloud", without relying on servers that may be temporarily overtaxed ("OMG NEW UBUNTU MUST GET NOW") or simply offline.

Does Canonical offer magnet links for their Torrent distributions? Where can one find them?

Answers

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

teromato

Add To Favorites

Follow

Total Points: 139

Total Questions: 102

Total Answers: 100

Location: Liechtenstein

Member since Mon, May 15, 2023

1 Year ago

teromato questions

1 Youtube-dl / yt-dlp stuck on "Downloading webpage"

Mon, Jan 3, 22, 09:44, 2 Years ago

1 OpenSSL config cuases error in node js crypto. How should the config be updated?

Mon, Sep 27, 21, 00:57, 3 Years ago

1 my screen goes black after 30 seconds of inactivity in Ubuntu 22.04

Sun, Jun 26, 22, 16:12, 2 Years ago

1 Cannot Enter MOK Enroll Password, seems keyboard isn't working

Mon, Aug 8, 22, 20:28, 2 Years ago

1 If I install Ubuntu on my windows laptop, will I lose my windows license?

Mon, Feb 6, 23, 08:43, 1 Year ago

View All

answered 2 Years ago utilitere · Accepted Answer

The literal answer is that Ubuntu doesn't list its torrents as magnet links.

However they do offer something very close: http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/ lists all of their torrent's info hashes, which is the main piece of information a magnet link contains. If you paste one into Transmission's "Add URL" entry, Transmission will add it and start looking for peers via DHT, just as it would a magnet link.