A free C++ BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP Download Client

BitComet Linux Edition is packaged using AppImage format.
The detailed info about AppImage format can be found at https://www.appimage.org/

Step 1 Check Linux Distro Version (optional)

The only requirement to run BitComet in your Linux distro is the GLIBCXX version in libstdc++.so.
BitComet cannot run if the GLIBCXX version in your Linux distro is lower than GLIBCXX_3.4.26

The version of installed GLIBCXX in your Linux distro can be find by following commands:

 # find libstdc++.so.6 file
 find /usr/ -name libstdc++.so.6

 # get GLIBCXX version, typically using
 strings /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 | grep GLIBCXX

 # or using
 strings /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 | grep GLIBCXX 

Step 2 Download BitComet

The AppImage file of BitComet Linux edition can be downloaded from the official website.

Step 3 Make AppImage executable and run it

1. Open your file manager and browse to the location of the AppImage
2. Right-click on the AppImage and click the ‘Properties’ entry
3. Switch to the Permissions tab and click the ‘Allow executing file as program’ checkbox
4. Close the dialog
5. Double-click on the AppImage file to run

1. Open a terminal
2. Change to the directory containing the AppImage, e.g., using

    cd <my directory> 

3. Make the AppImage executable:

   chmod +x BitComet.AppImage

4. Run the AppImage:

   ./BitComet.AppImage

Step 4 Install missing libraries if failed to run AppImage (distro-specific)

If your Linux distro doesn't contain some necessary libraries that BitComet depends on, please try to install them manually.

1. Open a terminal
2. Change to the directory containing the AppImage, e.g., using

    cd <my directory> 

3. Try to run the AppImage again:

   ./BitComet.AppImage

4. Install the missing libraries based on the error message:

More info about errors related to something called “FUSE” can be found at this page