How to disable Bit Torrent Client
There is a lot of traffic generated by my Transmission Bit Torrent client which I don't use at all. I see that this application comes pre installed in Ubuntu 12.04.
So, is there a way through which I can stop this traffic generated un necessarily by this torrent client or for better how can I uninstall this application. Thanks.
Edit 1.
Output of ps aux piped with transmission
ps aux | grep transmission
root 9276 0.0 0.0 13584 912 pts/2 S+ 16:22 0:00 grep --color=auto transmission3 Answers
I don't think transmission should start with Ubuntu, but transmission-daemon does.
sudo apt-get remove transmission-gtkshould remove it.
It doesn't generate traffic unless you use it. It doesn't run unless you run it. If it is responsible for any bandwidth, you or somebody else on the computer is using it to download or upload torrents.
So the simplest answer: stop using it.
If you're seeing network traffic at router level, check to see if it's actually transmission that's responsible. ps aux | grep transmission will show you any processes with transmission in their name.
Edit: you can remove it with a simple sudo apt-get remove transmission{,-gtk} and that won't hurt Ubuntu. ubuntu-desktop just "recommends" transmission-gtk so it won't tank the system per my last version.
I got to know the cause of it. The p2p file sharing data was due to Skype service. I studies the different links and all of them were either pointing towards Skype or Microsoft Corporation. After a bit of googling about Skype. I got to know of the following facts.
Skype is a hybrid peer-to-peer and client–server system. It makes use of background processing on computers running Skype software, and this is reflected in Skype's original proposed name of Sky Peer-to-Peer. Some network administrators have banned Skype on corporate, government, home and education networks, citing reasons such as inappropriate usage of resources, excessive bandwidth usage, and security concerns.
Source: Wikipedia
Thank you all for your help.
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