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In official doc and forum could not find fresh info. Have anyone succeeded to install transmission on OpenELEC 2?

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On OpenELEC 3.2, the server Add-On has been moved to a new Unofficial Add-on Repo (see this).

To get that add-on, it is thus necessary to:

1) Install the new repo (not included by default in OpenELEC) by downloading it from here.

2) Follow the steps described by amirnissim remembering to look for the service in the unofficial repo.

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gcuendet
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There are 2 different transmission addons for XBMC:

  • The server add-on: you must install it in order to run transmission on your XBCM/OpenELEC machine.
  • The client add-on: is for downloading and managing torrents from the XBMC interface. You do not have to install it in order to be able to download torrents.

To get them on OpenELEC 3.0:

Server Add-on - System → Setting → Add-ons → Get Add-ons → All Add-ons → Services → transmission

Client Add-on - Programs → Get More → Transmission

Instead of using the client Add-on you can use the web-interface by browsing to http://[openelecIP]:9091 from any computer on the same network.

To find out the IP of your XBMC navigate to System → System Info → Network

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For Openelec 4.0, you don't need to download a zip file anymore.

  1. Enable Unofficial repo: settings -> Add-ons -> get Add-ons -> All Add-ons -> Add-on repository -> Unofficial OpenELEC ... (Just click on it, it will then be enabled)
  2. Enable Transmission Service: Settings -> Add-ons -> get Add-ons -> All Add-ons -> Services -> Transmission
  3. Install client: System -> Settings -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> All Add-ons -> Transmission
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  • What can one do when "clicking on it" does nothing at all? – Jan May 14 '14 at 18:31
  • I know it is a strange behavior, but I think something is activated in background when you have clicked on it. – Snook May 15 '14 at 10:14
  • Found it out: I had to go via add ons -> get add ons -> open elec repo -> unofficial repo to get it to install. – Jan May 15 '14 at 13:35
  • After I enabled the Unofficial repository, it was empty. I had to restart Openelec to find and install the add-on. – Guilherme Garnier Jun 03 '14 at 18:40
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yes, I use transmission on my dedicated openelec box.

do not install from terminal. since openelec is embedded, transmission has to be compiled specifically for openelec.

if you install transmission through >>programs >> get more.. >> transmission you will just get the user interface,.. which you will still need the server installed

to install transmission server for openelec navigate to >> settings >> add-ons >> openelec mediacenter os add-ons >> services >> transmission

you can then configure the server and the client.

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I'm working with OpenElec 5.x and trying to follow Snook steps I can`t find Transmission under: Settings -> Add-ons -> get Add-ons -> All Add-ons -> Services -> Transmission.

I've already tried rebooting raspberry/OpenElec, turning on/off raspberry/OpenElec after install Unofficial OpenELEC but it never is shown.

Any other ideas?

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