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powersum · 03-12-2008, 09:25 PM

hey, i recently installed ubuntu 8.10, it looks great.. i downloaded som Sware, nd started watchin movies nd listenin to songs, but besides that i also wanted to download at night from 2 to 8 a.m, using bittorrent,
so can anybody tel me how to do it, as i'm new t linux.. i only know t use som commands in a terminal,
in windows Xp, i've configured it using a batch file, nd i hibernate t pc, so that it starts automatically at 2.00 a.m , nd shuts down at 8..
thanks...

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powersum Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4	how to schedule ubuntu to start downloading at a specified time hey, i recently installed ubuntu 8.10, it looks great.. i downloaded som Sware, nd started watchin movies nd listenin to songs, but besides that i also wanted to download at night from 2 to 8 a.m, using bittorrent, so can anybody tel me how to do it, as i'm new t linux.. i only know t use som commands in a terminal, in windows Xp, i've configured it using a batch file, nd i hibernate t pc, so that it starts automatically at 2.00 a.m , nd shuts down at 8.. thanks...