Linux users, need your suggestions.

[electron]

So I switched my main desktop to Ubuntu this weekend (been using it on less important machines for years), and am pretty happy with it. However, there are a few Windows based programs, which I can't find a good counterpart for on Ubuntu.

• RSS reader: In XP, I used GreatNews, a lightweight RSS reader, very fast, doesn't slow down when handling 60+ RSS feeds. I already use ThunderBird for some feeds, but it used to be really slow when adding many feeds, so I ended up switching to GreatNews. I looked at Lifera, but it felt slow, so I didn't really play with it.
  torrents: I like to subscribe to certain podcasts, which support torrent based downloads. I use an older version of uTorrent for this. Great program, RSS support just works, very small and very stable. I can't seem to find anything which matches all these features. Deluge looks interesting, but its RSS support (through plugins) seems to be limited, and I haven't seen much progress. Azeurus is too bulky, so what else is out there?
  irc: I am a die hard mIRC user, so Pidgin, xChat have been disappointing in comparison.

I do have a copy of CrossOver/Wine, but I would like to avoid using this. Thanks!

 

[roussell]

torrents: I like to subscribe to certain podcasts, which support torrent based downloads. I use an older version of uTorrent for this. Great program, RSS support just works, very small and very stable. I can't seem to find anything which matches all these features. Deluge looks interesting, but its RSS support (through plugins) seems to be limited, and I haven't seen much progress. Azeurus is too bulky, so what else is out there?

I have excellent results with Transmission on Linux and Mac. It even has a cli mode and a web server fro remote access.

apt-get install transmission

Terry

 

[GraysonPeddie]

Have you used Synaptic Package Manager under Ubuntu? It's something I didn't see it in your first post.

 

[GraysonPeddie]

Hmm... I'm not able to click in Full Edit or Quick Edit in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2...

Anyway, Synaptic Package Manager lets you search for an RSS reader or a torrent program.

 

[electron]

I tried all the favorites mentioned on the web (and available through Synaptic), but there is nothing out there that works as well :/

 

[boyfly]

torrents: I like to subscribe to certain podcasts, which support torrent based downloads. I use an older version of uTorrent for this.

Just last weekend I set up uTorrent on my Ubuntu box with Wine. I had tried to avoid it because I haven't been impressed with wine in the past. uTorrent, however, seems to be working very well. The webUI even passed the wife test.

 

[electron]

I do have a license for CrossOver, but I wanted to avoid that route as well. I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing like uTorrent out there for Linux, unless you are willing to hack multiple components together and pray it doesn't break.

If uTorrent only supported RSS management through their web interface ...