I added PPA but program is not being upgraded

[functi0n]

Hi. I use Linux Mint 17.3. It is based on Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty)

https://launchpad.net/~qbittorrent-team ... ent-stable

I added this PPA. There is written "3.3.3-0ppa1~trusty" at the bottom of the page. I think this means, this ppa and qbitorrent supports ubuntu trusty, so Linux mint 17.3.

This PPA is in my software sources from long time. But i didn't see any updates in my "Update Manager". I have qbittorrent v3.3.0. But the latest release is v3.3.3

Let me tell: After i added this ppa, i used "sudo apt-get update" command. I think "Update Manager" does already same thing every time i open my pc.

None of them is work. I searched on google a bit. Somebody recommends to use "sudo apt-get install application-name". So i used "sudo apt-get install qibttorrent". It prints "qbittorrent is already the newest version." Then "sudo apt-get upgrade" command is recommended. I did it. It upgraded another packages, not qibttorrent. I restarted my pc after this upgrade. "Update Manager" didn't show any updates. I opened qbittorrent and looked at "About" and it showed v3.3.0.

I encountered first time like this problem.

When i look Software Manager and Synaptic Packpage Manager, it shows v3.3.3 is installed.

http://i.imgur.com/c2juDIz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xOrTxrD.jpg

When i look at qbittorrent, it shows v3.3.0 is installed

http://i.imgur.com/2MT4Bkq.jpg

Then I uninstalled qibttorrent. I cleaned packages with Ubuntu Tweak. Then i installed qibttorrent from Synaptic Package Manager. There was written v.3.3.3 as the same as second screenshot. But qbittorrent was installed as v3.3.0 again. You can say, "Maybe v3.3.3 is installed but qbittorrent's about section shows you wrong version." But it is not. A private tracker doesn't allow v3.3.0, but it allows v3.3.3. I want to upgrade because of this reason. I saw "this client is forbidden" again, after i reinstalled qbittorrent as i told you above. So this means v3.3.0 is installed every time.

After i uninstalled and reinstalled the program, i run Ubuntu Tweak for cleaning the packages.

http://i.imgur.com/zSGJKuK.jpg

You can see here, v3.3.3's installation file was downloaded and installed. But v3.3.0 was installed. So i thought; maybe coders of qbittorrent renamed v3.3.0's installation file as v3.3.3 and uploaded this to launchpad accidently?

And second problem: When i registered this forum, security question was "what yr it is now". I wrote 2016 but it didn't accepted. It accepted 2015.

[ciaobaby]

So this means v3.3.0 is installed every time.

Not necessarily, it could mean that the 'desktop' file you use to start qbit is pointing to a different location that has 3.3.0 installed in it.

Type: which qbittorrent <enter>

into a terminal window,

Then copy the path that is displayed, paste it into the prompt and append  -v (there is a space before the -)

That will give you the version of qbittorrent that your system 'knows' about.

ALSO:

Type: whereis qbittorrent <enter>

And check the version (-v) of each of those (in */bin/qbittorrent) folders, and if one of them is the 'correct' version update the .desktop  file (called a 'launcher') to that path, or move that executable into the 'system location' as a temporary 'fix'.

The move will have to done as 'root' or 'sudo'ed.

[functi0n]

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troll@troll ~ $ which qbittorrent
/usr/local/bin/qbittorrent
troll@troll ~ $ /usr/local/bin/qbittorrent -v
qBittorrent v3.3.0
troll@troll ~ $ 

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troll@troll ~ $ whereis qbittorrent
qbittorrent: /usr/bin/qbittorrent /usr/bin/X11/qbittorrent /usr/local/bin/qbittorrent /usr/share/man/man1/qbittorrent.1.gz
troll@troll ~ $ /usr/bin/qbittorrent -v
qBittorrent v3.3.3
troll@troll ~ $

It looks we found it.

I edited launcher. I deleted "qbittorrent %U" from "Command" line and pasted "/usr/bin/qbittorrent" to there.



Then i run the launcher:



I don't know what i have to do. I have 300 torrents. I don't want to do bad things

[ciaobaby]

I don't know what i have to do. I have 300 torrents. I don't want to do bad things

index.php/topic,3969.0.html read the rest of the post AFTER the 'big fat warning'

[functi0n]

I couldn't understand what big fat warning told. So i clicked "OK" and it is done. I didn't have any problem with my torrents. All of them are working. And "About" section shows it is v3.3.3.

But how can i uninstall old versions or other versions?

This was the list:

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troll@troll ~ $ whereis qbittorrent
qbittorrent: /usr/bin/qbittorrent /usr/bin/X11/qbittorrent /usr/local/bin/qbittorrent /usr/share/man/man1/qbittorrent.1.gz
troll@troll ~ $ /usr/bin/qbittorrent -v
qBittorrent v3.3.3
troll@troll ~ $

[ciaobaby]

I couldn't understand what big fat warning told

You can go back if first you go to the BT_backup folder and remove the trailing "dot number" from the fastresume names. This could break in future releases though.

But how can i uninstall old versions or other versions

Just delete them or rename them. Leave the gzip file in the 'man' folders though, as that provides the 'man' page.