Howto download Mepis Linux 2003.10.01 using Bit Torrent

Bit Torrent is a great tool for ad-hoc downloading of a file that is in demand. I have set up a torrent for the latest release of Mepis (2003.10.01) since the mirrors are still getting the new iso, and they are usually rather slow when everyone is trying to download after the initial release of a new version. If you have experience with Bit Torrent, the torrent links are [url=http://www.whatsinyourbox.org/metainfo.torrent]here[/url] and the alternate link is [url=http://shoegoo.homelinux.org:6881/metainfo.torrent]here[/url] Linux Users Howto First you need the Bit Torrent client (included with Mepis). If you are running a Debian based distribution simply type [code]apt-get install bittorrent[/code]. If you are running a distro that is not Debian based, obtain the right package for your distribution [url=http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/download.html]here[/url]. Once the package is installed, download the .torrent file (in this case metainfo.torrent) from one of the above links. If your browser does not suggest opening the file with btdownloadgui save it to your home directory. Click the "K" menu and click "Run command". In the box type [code]btdownloadgui /home/yourusername/metainfo.torrent[/code] . If the browser does ask if you want to open it with btdownloadgui say yes. Once this is done, choose a place to save the file and you should begin downloading! Windows Users Howto Download the Bit Torrent client for Windows [url=http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/bittorrent/bittorrent-3.3.exe]here[/url]. Double click the .exe file and install Bit Torrent. Once it is installed, go to one of the torrent links above in your browser. It should prompt you to open the file with Bit Torrent. Say open, choose a place to save, and you should be downloading. For more information on Bit Torrent check [url=http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/]here[/url]. -Garrett