One of the difficulties a new Linux
user faces while switching from Windows is finding a good download
manager. If you are or have been Windows user you might be familiar with
download managers like Internet Download Manager (IDM), Download
Accelerator Plus (DAP) etc. There is nothing to worry for Linux users as
there are many alternatives Download managers for Linux.
And yes these are open source; means you can download them for free.
The article below is about few of the popular and free Linux download
managers available on the web.
1. uGet
To install uGet for fedora based system -
sudo dnf install uget
To install on Debian/Ubuntu based system -
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:t-tujikawa/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install uget
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install uget
Running uGet
uGet is highly feature rich download manager with multi-threading download, pause/resume, queueing up etc.
After installation, to start uGet open application menu and type “uget” in search box.
Let’s download a sample music file at url :
Click on File -> New Download or alternatively, Click on the first yellow icon of main window (the one where mouse pointer is hovering in image below).
Now copy and paste the URL in Url box. Press “OK” and you are done!
Now copy and paste the URL in Url box. Press “OK” and you are done!
You can customise parameters like -
- On Completion action ( to shutdown/ reboot/ hibernate/ do nothing in Edit menu).
- Limit max download speed : Goto Edit -> Settings -> Bandwidth.
- You can view downloads by status like Active, Queuing, finished etc. by selecting the option in left menu bar.
This Linux download manager is rich with tons of basic and advanced customizable features. It’s hard to cover every minute detail here. You can explore by yourself in options. Leave settings unchanged if they confuse you.
More Features
- Bandwidth Limit
- Queuing of downloads
- Multithreaded
- Torrent support.
- On completion action.
2. SteadyFlow
SteadyFlow is minimalistic Linux download manager that allows you
to download files by entering URL and manage them via user interface.
Unlike, uGet it is not featured rich but serves the purpose decently.
On Fedora based system
On Fedora based system
sudo dnf install steadyflow
On Debian based system
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sikon/steadyflow
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install steadyflow
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install steadyflow
To download, press the add button on left top corner.
Enter URL
Set on completion action. Default is “Do nothing”.
Press “Start”
More Features
Enter URL
Set on completion action. Default is “Do nothing”.
Press “Start”
More Features
- Bandwidth Limit
- Queuing of downloads
- Multithreaded
3. FlareGet
Flareget to some extent is Internet Download Manager equivalent. It has browser integration.
For Fedora or Ubuntu based system
For Fedora or Ubuntu based system
- Download Flareget from this link. Choose the one based on your Linux distribution : Debian or Fedora.
- Open containing folder and double click on the file. It will open up in software center.
Click install. It will prompt for the password. Type in password and press “Authenticate”.
To open Flareget, Search for Flareget in menu bar “Flareget” and click on the icon or press enter.
Flareget features
- Multithreaded
- Integration with browsers
- Pause/resume capabilities
- Youtube downloader
- Bandwidth limit configuration
4. kGet
kGet is another Linux download manager with basic features like pause-resume, multi-threaded download etc.
To install kGet on Fedora based system
To install kGet on Fedora based system
sudo dnf install kget.x86_64
To install kGet on Debian/ fedora based system
sudo apt-get install kGet
5. XDM(Xtreme Download Manager)
XDM download manager
for Linux is also packed with basic as well as some advanced
customizable features. It also supports browser integration with popular
web browsers like Google chrome, Firefox, and opera.
To install XDM on Fedora based system,
To install XDM on Fedora based system,
sudo wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/xdman/files/xdm-jre-64bit.tar.xz
sudo tar -xvf xdm-jre-64bit.tar.xz
cd xdm
sudo ./xdm
sudo tar -xvf xdm-jre-64bit.tar.xz
cd xdm
sudo ./xdm
To install on Debian based system
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get install xdman
sudo apt-get install xdman
First run :
Open settings to customize XDM.
More Features
- Youtube downloader
- Download scheduler
- Force assembly of files
- File types to download filter
- Multi threaded
Conclusion
Linux has variety of download manager alternatives to choose from according to need. We shall recommend flareget or uGet download manager
over others. While all of them are good download managers, uGet comes
so many features. Flareget allows easy integration with your browsers
like chrome, Firefox and
opera. You can tell it is an alternative to internet download manager in
Windows. If you have any suggestion or issues please comment down in
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