>[!quote] In a Nutshell >Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing method. Was designed for efficient distribution of large files. Instead of downloading a file from a single server, splits the file into small pieces and downloads those pieces from multiple peers simultaneously. Each participant (peer) in the swarm can then also upload pieces to others and so on. ![[Pasted image 20250508123957.png|center|300]] --- #### Basic Usage (Linux) Download a `.torrent` file and open it with any downloaded BitTorrent client. On Ubuntu, you can use the pre-installed **transmission** app. The client fetches metadata from the file and starts downloading. Alternatively, **Magnet links** provide a [[URL - Uniform Resource Locator|URL]]-style link to directly start the download by fetching metadata from peers.