Ubuntu Linux

The SwarmPlayer runs on Linux, of course. We provide a downloadable package for Ubuntu Linux (Hardy) and you can also run it from the source on other flavours. To install SwarmPlayer on Ubuntu take the following steps:

Start the Synaptic Package Manager from the System / Administration menu
Open the Repositories menu from the Settings menu
Click on the Third-Party Software tab
Click on the Add+ button
Type deb http://ubuntu.p2p-next.org/ hardy main
Click the Add Source+ button
Close the Repositories menu
Click the Reload button to retrieve the package info from the P2P-Next repository
Click Search and search for "swarmplayer"
Mark SwarmPlayer for installation by clicking
Ignore the warning about authentication, it is harmless
If you're using Ubuntu Hardy you should also install our "python-vlc" package (search for it). SwarmPlayer will work without, but live video may give problems. If you install python-vlc the video will be played inside the SwarmPlayer window as on other platforms, instead of in an external player.
Install SwarmPlayer by clicking the "Apply" button at the top

Alternatively, you can directly download the package, and install it using

sudo dpkg -i swarmplayer_1.0.1-1ubuntu1_all.deb

Finally, download e.g. the live torrent to your desktop. Then right-click and select "Open with Other Application". At the bottom click on "Use a custom command" and type /usr/bin/swarmplayer.

Running from Source (other Linuxes)

To run from source you first need to get it from our Subversion repository:

svn co http://svn.tribler.org/abc/tags/swarmplayer-1.0.1

Next, follow the instructions in Tribler/readme.txt substituting "swarmplayer" for "tribler". The SwarmPlayer can then be run by typing:

python Tribler/Player/swarmplayer.py live.tstream

or if the Tribler lib cannot be found, set $PYTHONPATH for your shell:

env PYTHONPATH=. python Tribler/Player/swarmplayer.py live.tstream

Enjoy!