README.md

   1 qBittorrent - A BitTorrent client in Qt
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   8 ### Description:
   9 qBittorrent is a bittorrent client programmed in C++ / Qt that uses
  10 libtorrent (sometimes called libtorrent-rasterbar) by Arvid Norberg.
  11
  12 It aims to be a good alternative to all other bittorrent clients
  13 out there. qBittorrent is fast, stable and provides unicode
  14 support as well as many features.
  15
  16 The free [IP to Country Lite database](https://db-ip.com/db/download/ip-to-country-lite) by [DB-IP](https://db-ip.com/) is used for resolving the countries of peers. The database is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
  17
  18 ### Installation:
  19 For installation, follow the instructions from INSTALL file, but simple:
  20
  21 ```
  22 ./configure
  23 make && make install
  24 qbittorrent
  25 ```
  26
  27 will install and execute qBittorrent hopefully without any problem.
  28
  29 ### Public key:
  30 Starting from v3.3.4 all source tarballs and binaries are signed.<br />
  31 The key currently used is 4096R/[5B7CC9A2](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6E4A2D025B7CC9A2) with fingerprint `D8F3DA77AAC6741053599C136E4A2D025B7CC9A2`.<br />
  32 You can also download it from [here](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/raw/master/5B7CC9A2.asc).<br />
  33 **PREVIOUSLY** the following key was used to sign the v3.3.4 source tarballs and v3.3.4 Windows installer **only**: 4096R/[520EC6F6](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA1ACCAE4520EC6F6) with fingerprint `F4A5FD201B117B1C2AB590E2A1ACCAE4520EC6F6`.<br />
  34
  35 ### Misc:
  36 For more information please visit:
  37 https://www.qbittorrent.org
  38
  39 or our wiki here:
  40 http://wiki.qbittorrent.org
  41
  42 Use the forum for troubleshooting before reporting bugs:
  43 http://forum.qbittorrent.org
  44
  45 Please report any bug (or feature request) to:
  46 http://bugs.qbittorrent.org
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  49 sledgehammer999 <sledgehammer999@qbittorrent.org>