uget with aria2 plugin

Question

I have read that uget with aria2 plugin enabled is the best downloader. So I tried.

I downloaded uget from the Ubuntu Software Center and also installed aria2 from the terminal.

Then I opened uget and opened Settings > Plugin section and activated "Enable aria2 plugin". My arguments read: --enable-rpc=true -D --check-certificate=false

Then when I clicked OK, it replied:

Failed to connect to aria2.

Is aria2 shutdown? Or did the aria2 launch fail?

I also tried some commands from web:

roshan@roshan-Aspire-4736Z:~$ aria2c --enable-rpc=true --check-certificate=false --disable-ipv6

2013-09-07 09:42:08.483317 ERROR - IPv4 RPC: failed to bind port 6800
Exception: [SocketCore.cc:308] errorCode=1 Failed to bind a socket, cause: Address already in use

2013-09-07 09:42:08.483629 ERROR - Exception caught
Exception: [DownloadEngineFactory.cc:181] errorCode=1 Failed to setup RPC server

Then I opened YouTube and tried to download a video. It won't download and at the bottom there was this message:

Message: aria2.getVersion result error

Please help me with this. I really need t have Aria2 plugin working. Thank you.

Answer 1

Type this command in terminal:

aria2c --daemon --enable-rpc=true

for more detail go to this link.

Answer 2

" i downloaded uget from ubuntu software center and..."

There is your problem. Canonical seems to hate uGet...no idea why but Ubuntu never has an updated version. The USC has version 1.8.2 and the current version is 1.10.3

Go to the official uGet site at http://uGetdm.com and download a DEB file for the Ubuntu version you use or install the PPA.

Uninstall the USC version first...to ensure proper install of the current version.

Answer 3

I have my own answer in uGet 1.10.4 in Ubuntu 14.04 with aria2c version 1.18:

1. You must specify your own RPC port. In my example, 9299. This port number is must not being used by another process.
2. Then you should add --enable-rpc=true --rpc-listen-port=9299 to the arguments.
3. You may specify additional argument such as --check=certificate=false.

To proof this, I ran uGet via console. Then I can see any output from aria2 in my console.

Result

It works. uGet and aria2 finally work together. I've been waiting for ~3 months for this.

Answer 4

My solution to exact same issue was this:

In UGet settings under plug-in tab change argument to this: --enable-rpc=true

Then restart Uget and aria2 should be working. Uget version I use is 1.10.3.

Answer 5

The error message Address already in use is telling you that localhost:6800 is occupied by some other programs. You have 2 options to solve it:
1. Find out the program which is occupying localhost:6800, change its port;
2. Change aria2's port, e.g. 6801.