Sidux/Useable applications/Download managers

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 * A download manager is an application that helps you to download files faster (especially big ones); it re-starts downloading after breaking connection.

Wget

 * Wget is a kind of console applications but you can use GUI for it called Gwget.
 * 1. Installation:

apt-get install gwget
 * a. Run it from: Menu-> Network-> Gwget Download Manager.
 * b. Copy downloading file link from a web browser.
 * c. Add it to Gwget


 * and wait for finishing.




 * 2. For KDE there is KGet Download Manager as a part of the environment.


 * Wget home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html
 * More about Wget on Wikipedia: Wget
 * Gwget home page: http://projects.gnome.org/gwget/
 * Gwget on Wikipedia: GWget
 * KWget on KDE home page: http://www.kde.org/
 * KGet on Wikipedia: KGet

Quick Downloader

 * Small but system independent applications works with Java.
 * 1. Download "OSIndependent" file from: http://qdown.sourceforge.net/ and extract it.
 * 2. Get in the new created "OSIndependent" folder in Termial as an user and run it:

java -jar QuickDownloader.jar

DownThemAll!

 * Firefox web browser add-on install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201/
 * Running the add-on first time just choose download folder


 * and click on "Start".




 * Home page: http://www.downthemall.net/

FireDownload

 * It's another Firefox add-on and it makes downloading 10 times faster as the add-on maker says,
 * install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10615/
 * Home page: http://www.fireaddons.com/