qbittorrent

If you run:

ps -ef | grep -i torr

You can kill the process(es) via the PID (I use transmission but will use it as an example):

andy 2024 1738 0 02:27 ? 00:02:51 transmission-gtk

The number 2024 (in this case) is the PID, If you run:

kill 2024

It will die (yours will be different, use the output of the first command I gave, killing random PIDs may cause issues)

When all the qbittorrent processes are dead, you can check by rerunning the first command I gave and you will ONLY see:

andy 7080 2281 0 11:30 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto torr

You can then retry running it as normal. If that still doesn't make it nice then kill off the processes in the same fashion and launch the app from the terminal, what is output?

Sorry but I probably wasn't as clear as I needed to be on my description. I can't kill and open it. the problem is, when I run qbit. (for short), the start up logo pops up then disappear like normal, but the qbit window is nowhere to be seen after that. I can see that its running in the Process log...but I can't find the window.

I'm actually using it right now on the GUEST account. but on my admin account, I have that issue. Let me know what you can find out. thanks so much!

this is what i get when i try to run it from terminal (everything seems to be normal):

pingy@pingy-HP-Pavilion-dv7:~$ sudo qbittorrent
[sudo] password for pingy:
Peer ID: -qB2690-
HTTP user agent is qBittorrent v2.6.9

running qbittorrent as root is a REALLY dumb idea, run it without sudo. Using sudo spuriously like that can and will damage your OS. Not EVERY command in termial needs sudo.

yeah I'm pretty much an amatuer user, any solution to my main problem though?

What happens when you run it as user?

the qbit logo window pops up for a few second then disappear like normal but the qbit window doesn't show up afterwards. It's running...but the window is nowhere to be seen.

Hi,

The fact the qBittorrent icon does not appear is a Unity bug I believe. This is very annoying because once qBittorrent is minimized, you have no way to get it back.

Because you locked qBittorrent, it will iconify on startup and you will not be able to unlock it because of this unity bug. This only way now is to disable qBittorrent configuration file:
1. Kill qBittorrent
2. rm ~/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
3 Start qBittorrent

What is written in the terminal after you ran it, Christophe's idea may fly too...

"may", lol. It "will". This is a know issue with Unity, not a qBittorrent bug.

Will implies 100% guarantee. Very little in life is that certain, so I use 'may'

i didn't get a chance to try that, because i was busy trying other stuff. fortunately, going through safe gui, the icon was there on the top right where it should be. after i unlocked it (thank goodness i still remember my passcode), i closed it. went back to the normal gui on 11.04 and i was able to see the window again.

Hi,
No need to

rm ~/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf

just open that file and change

 locked = true to locked = false