Install latest/stable of Transmission

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.


Install using the command line

sudo snap install transmission

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Channel Version Published

Details for Transmission

License

  • GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0 OR MIT

Last updated

  • 31 January 2026 - latest/stable
  • 29 January 2026 - latest/edge

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Download and share files over BitTorrent

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that is commonly used to distribute large amounts of data between multiple users.

Transmission is a BitTorrent client with an easy-to-use interface on top of a cross-platform backend. Native interfaces are available for macOS, Linux, and Windows, as well as command line binaries and a web GUI

Notable features of Transmission include support for Local Peer Discovery, encryption,DHT, µTP, PEX and Magnet links.

Note: Some Features may not work due to Snap Confinement.


Install Transmission on your Linux distribution

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Where people are using Transmission

Users by distribution (log)

Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 25.10
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Ubuntu 26.04
Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu 18.04
Zorin OS 18
Manjaro
pop 22.04
Debian 12
Debian 13