LottaNZB is a HellaNZB client written in GTK.
Ubuntu installation instructions:
It's easy to use LottaNZB on a Ubuntu system. First you need to install hellanzb, if you haven't already done so, using the graphical package manager or via command line:
sudo apt-get install hellanzb
This will automatically install all dependencies (par2, various python packages). LottaNZB depends on the Python bindings for GTK+ and on ElementTree: Install the necessary packages using:
sudo apt-get install python-elementtree python-glade2 python-gtk2
To install LottaNZB, the graphical front-end for HellaNZB, download and extract the source. Change into the LottaNZB directory (where setup.py is located), build and install it:
cd /path/to/the/lottanzb/source
./setup.py build
sudo ./setup.py install
That's it! You can launch LottaNZB by typing "lottanzb" or using the Applications menu (under "Internet").
Here are some key features of "LottaNZB":
· Run LottaNZB as a front-end for HellaNZB or as a stand-alone NZB Usenet client
· Add/remove (multiple) NZB files to the download queue
· Support for multiple Usenet servers
· Support for servers that do/do not require authentication
· Monitor download/processing progress
· Bandwidth throttling support
· Easy-to-use configuration assistant
· Language support: English, Dutch, French and German
Requirements:
· gtk+
· hellanzb
· PyGTK
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Some of you use more than one Usenet server, for various reasons. While it has always been possible to mark servers as backup servers (aka fillservers), until now, it required you to edit the HellaNZB configuration by hand. Starting with LottaNZB 0.5.1, you can do that from within LottaNZB. Backup servers are servers that are only used if a certain file cannot be downloaded from all other servers. It would be interesting for us to know how many people actually use more than one server. You might want to tell us in a comment.
· These days, most paid Usenet servers offer SSL encryption support at reasonable prices. It's now possible to directly enable SSL while setting up LottaNZB for the first time.
· Fixes for severe bugs
· Adding NZB files directly from Firefox hasn't worked properly for a long time. You were required to download the files to the desktop or somewhere else instead and clicking on it. Not anymore! We also fixed crashes that occurred when starting LottaNZB for the first time on newly installed systems and when adding a NZB file.
