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Best download manager in linux(ubuntu)

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doom2010 Original post #1
May 29, 2011 at 9:28 PM
Hi,
I use Steadyflow and Gwget download manager,i think Gwget is better.If there is better one.Please suggest...
sygeek
sygeek #2
May 29, 2011 at 9:58 PM
If your fine with command line, you can try wget. If not, try Uget. Though you can also try IDM (Best windows based Download Manager) with wine, but I can't assure you of it's stability.
There is DownThemAll but it works with Firefox only.

If you are not satisfied with any of them, either stick with Gwget or try:
List of Download Managers Available in Ubuntu Linux
topgear
topgear #3
May 30, 2011 at 6:48 AM
I've used K-get in linux and found it good enough ;-)
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doom2010 #4
May 30, 2011 at 9:36 AM
I think K-get only for kDE gui.I am using Gnome now.Sygeek information is very informative.thanks...
krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar #5
May 30, 2011 at 9:47 AM
^^There is nothing like that. I mean yes K's are for KDE, but nothing like they wont run in GNOME or so. So you can run those K-apps in GNOME too.
nims11
nims11 #6
May 30, 2011 at 11:09 AM
since both DEs are under the X window system, most apps run on both GNOME and KDE
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doom2010 #7
May 30, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Once I installed kmplayer(ubuntu-10.10) but it didn't work,so I thought that KDE is not worked in Gnome based ubuntu.I realized my wrong concept...thanks buddies...
Garbage
Garbage #8
May 30, 2011 at 5:54 PM
wget FTW!

Though AFAIK, Gwget is just a GUI for wget. Please correct me if I am wrong.