diff --git a/sources/news/20230208.0 ⭐️ Transmission 4.0 Upgrade is Here After Two Years.md b/sources/news/20230208.0 ⭐️ Transmission 4.0 Upgrade is Here After Two Years.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bd962f2696 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20230208.0 ⭐️ Transmission 4.0 Upgrade is Here After Two Years.md @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +[#]: subject: "Transmission 4.0 Upgrade is Here After Two Years" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/transmission-4-release/" +[#]: author: "Rishabh Moharir https://news.itsfoss.com/author/rishabh/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Transmission 4.0 Upgrade is Here After Two Years +====== + +BitTorrent client Transmission 4.0 release is here with much-needed feature upgrades and improvements. + +![Transmission 4.0 Upgrade is Here After Two Years][1] + +BitTorrent is a popular alternative to HTTP to share or download files over the internet. You may know that numerous BitTorrent clients are available with different features and configurations. + +**Transmission** is one such BitTorrent client that is open-source and lightweight. + +The app's latest release arrives nearly two years after its last stable release. While no new releases were seen during this time, the project was in active development. + +### Transmission 4.0: What's New? + +The new release brings in a load of new features and improvements. This includes IPv6 blocking, BitTorrent v2 support, a revamped web client, and many more. + +Some of the significant highlights are mentioned below. + +#### Support for BitTorrent v2 and Hybrid Torrent + +BitTorrent v2 is a newer version of the existing BitTorrent protocol, bringing in some helpful technical advancements. + +On the other hand, hybrid torrents ensure backward compatibility with the older v1 torrents. + +Do note that this release only allows using v2 and hybrid torrents. To be able to create v2 and hybrid torrents, you need to wait for the next release. + +#### Use of default trackers + +Users should now find it easier to announce or request public torrents by setting up default trackers. + +#### IPv6 blocklists + +Support for IPv6 blocking is now included. + +This is useful if you're experiencing network problems and want to use IPv4 by default. + +In some cases, VPN users might also prefer this feature since many VPN servers may not flawlessly support IPv6, which may lead to data leaks. + +#### New Privacy-Friendly Feature + +Users sometimes prefer not to include user-identifying or relevant information when creating torrents. + +There's a new option added precisely for this purpose that excludes such details. + +#### 🛠️Other Changes and Improvements + +Apart from the changes listed above, there are loads of refinements considering that they have been preparing it for more than a year now! + +Some of the noteworthy betterment include: + +- **Better resource efficiency** +- **Migration of code from C to C++** +- **Ability to specify piece size when creating new torrents** +- **Support for Qt 6** +- **GTK client based on GTKMM** +- **Better Web client UI, including support for mobile screens** +- **macOS Apple silicon support** + +You can head to its [GitHub release section][2] for full release notes. + +### Download Transmission 4.0 + +The official repositories and Flathub do not have the latest version available yet. + +So, you will have to download and extract the **tar.xz** file from its [official download page][3] or the [GitHub releases section][2]. + +And, build it from the source to get it installed. + +[Transmission 4.0][3] + +You can find packages for other platforms on the same page. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/transmission-4-release/ + +作者:[Rishabh Moharir][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/rishabh/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed/ +[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w2000/2022/11/transmission-4-0.png +[2]: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/tag/4.0.0 +[3]: https://transmissionbt.com/download