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Is there some application to download files from popular file hosting websites?

I just added the JDownloader PPA and installed the app but when I launch the app I get a JUpdate box telling me to download which it never does so I'm looking for a good lightweight alternative to JDownloader. Any help

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    try wget it's light and fast and it is installed by default on Ubuntu 12.04
    – Peachy
    Jul 5, 2012 at 15:41
  • yeah it is but it is not as automated with hosting sites as JDownloader the likes. Thanks anyway
    – Mysterio
    Jul 5, 2012 at 16:46

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  • For an alternative available in the repositories, try Tucan Manager tucan, although I haven't had a very good experience with it.
  • For a lightweight GUI alternative, I highly recommend FreeRapid (it still uses Java)
  • For a non-Java GUI, try Pyload (deb files available)
  • If you are comfortable with the command-line, try plowshare, also available from the ppa:plowsharepackagers/ppa PPA.
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What java are you using? I think only oracle java works with jdownloader.

Just in case if you want to try again with jdownloader.

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  • The one in the Software Center
    – Mysterio
    Jul 10, 2012 at 11:33
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Free Rapid Downloader (FRD) although still Java-based is a lot lighter than JD and can be used in Ubuntu.

It does not need installation, just execute the frd.sh file.

Make it executable first - changing permissions in properties or fire in terminal sudo chmod a+x path-of-frd.sh. (copy frd.sh file and paste in place of path-of-frd.sh in this line)

If there's an error message that keeps popping-up, ignore it's of no consequence.

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From my experience Tucan it's by no means a good alternative (it never worked for me).

There is also ochDownloader (non-java, therefore very light) that I used in Windows and has a Linux version (but it needs compiling I guess, above my capacities).

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