Direct Connect (DC) is a peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol. Clients connect to a central hub where they can chat or share files with one another. Users can view other users’ list of shared files or search the hub for files.

LinuxDC++

LinuxDC++ is a Direct Connect client based on DC++. Utilizing the latest DC++ core, LinuxDC++ offers similar functionality to the Windows client like segmented downloading, TTH based file integrity, etc. with a GTK+ user interface.

To install in Foresight, open terminal and write:

sudo conary update linuxdcpp=@fl:2-devel

FreeDC++

To install in Foresight, open terminal and write:

sudo conary update freedcpp=@fl:2-devel

EiskaltDC++

• Full-featured chat (parsing magnets, links, emoticons, search in the chat, filtering in users list, chat commands).
• Full-featured search engine and file-browser (lights already shared files, etc.).
• Group transfers in connection manager.
• Separate download manager.
• Download and upload lists.
• Favourite users (autoslots and etc.); Favourite hubs.
• Text (using default Qt tray messages or using standart D-Bus system manager notices) and sound notifications.
• Support of themes, icons and emoticon-packs.
• The ability to not share files by mask.
• UPnP Support.
• Substitution tag in favourite hubs.
• Compulsory indication of external IP-address in favourite hubs.
• Auto-update external IP through DynDNS in favourite hubs.
• Search spy.
• IP-filter.
• Spell-checking using Aspell.
• widget with public hubs.
• Filtering support in basic widgets (Ctrl + F hotkey).
• Away mode support.
• custom scripts examples.
• fast search panel.
• ability to run several instances of client by different system users. Different local ports have to be specified in the settings.
• ability to disable chat during automatic connecting to favorite hub.
• option in preference dialog to limit hashing speed.
• ability to pause hashing process.
• ability to limit upload to users according their own share size.
• search history, their number can be configured.
• ability to use the side dock with list of widgets instead of a one-line panel with tabs.

To install in Foresight, open terminal and write:

sudo conary update eiskaltdcpp=@fl:2-devel

To install it in Ubuntu (to make Hund happy), just install it from this PPA:

PPA available for Ubuntu. Here is the tehnick’s PPA, just follow the simple steps mentioned here- how to install software in ubuntu from PPA and enjoy the new EiskaltDC.