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imported>Jmarmstrong1207 Modify service configuration section to be easier to understand for newer users. Remove section about losing settings at relaunch, because I believe that has been fixed. It works on my machine |
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[https://transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] is a lightweight, open-source BitTorrent client for Linux that provides both GUI and command-line interfaces for efficient torrent downloading and seeding. | |||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
Install by adding transmission_4-qt or transmission_4-gtk to your packages list | Install by adding transmission_4-qt or transmission_4-gtk to your packages list | ||
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environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ transmission_4-qt ]; | environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ transmission_4-qt ]; | ||
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environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ transmission_4-gtk ]; | |||
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If you want to configure the settings declaratively with within configuration.nix, you will have to instead install transmission-qt or transmission-gtk. Do note that this is using version 3.0.0 instead of version 4. | If you want to configure the settings declaratively with within configuration.nix, you will have to instead install transmission-qt or transmission-gtk. Do note that this is using version 3.0.0 instead of version 4. | ||
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== Service configuration == | == Service configuration == | ||
You can declaratively change the settings via Nix by modifying <code>services.transmission.settings</code>. [https://search.nixos.org/options? | You can declaratively change the settings via Nix by modifying <code>services.transmission.settings</code>. [https://search.nixos.org/options?type=packages&query=transmission.settings View the documentation for more info]. Like the previous section has said before, you'll have to use the nixpkgs transmission-gtk or transmission-qt for this to work. | ||
Example: | Example: | ||