Update: I got it working by manually downloading a newer binary. Thanks, this is great!
Outdated: One more question, when I choose to download a torrent, the downloads list is still at 0. There is no download activity, even for a very popular torrent. The log file simply says:
So, no complaints about file permissions (I'm on linux). Any idea why this is? I can't easily join the forum. It's gmail/outlook only for registration.