3
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2answers
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Direct file downloads based off file extension?

Is it possible to make it that whenever I download a file, it is redirected to a certain folder based on its file extension? Eg, *.jpg, *.gif, *.png, etc, that it downloads to my pictures folder, ...
0
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1answer
35 views

How to preview contents of an online archive before download [closed]

How can I preview contents of an archive, (.zip, .tar, .rar etc) which is available in internet, before downloading it? eg: UC browser in phone can preview .zip, .tar etc file
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2answers
228 views

Which software is suitable in Ubuntu for downloading video files? [closed]

Which software is suitable in Ubuntu for downloading video files? I installed Axel, but it is not working properly. I don't know terminal commands. I like to download various video files like ...
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2answers
318 views

Can I use 'axel' or 'aria2' to continue an interrupted 'wget' download?

I was downloading a big file with wget, but the speed was very slow. How can I continue downloading this file with axel or aria2?
6
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4answers
2k views

Web spider for Ubuntu

I'm looking for a web spider for Ubuntu like this one http://www.calluna-software.com/Webripper . You can download a whole site like you can with wget -r -m example.com but the feature I'm looking ...
2
votes
0answers
457 views

Alternative to downloading files through Firefox [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Download accelerators for Ubuntu I am completely new to Linux and have installed Ubuntu 11.10. The built-in download manager for Firefox is terrible. When I used windows ...
4
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0answers
581 views

Download manager for Ubuntu [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can someone recommend a download manager? Is there any good download manager for Ubuntu which supports the following? Download online streaming video/audio scheduling ...
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22answers
27k views

How do I download a YouTube video?

For a school project I need to download three youtube videos and save them to a CD. I am running Ubuntu 10.10; can anybody provide instructions on how to do this? I'm fairly new to Ubuntu so the more ...
6
votes
3answers
2k views

Any recommendations for a command-line download manager?

Any command-line download accelerator/manager recommendations for Ubuntu 11.04? I tried some programs like Axel wget/curl I wanted to know if there are any command-line download managers which ...
4
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3answers
5k views

Good Download Manager for Ubuntu [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can someone recommend a download manager? Can you recommand any download manager for Ubuntu? Features I'm looking for: Works in Unity env. Can download from ...
5
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10answers
2k views

Download accelerators for Ubuntu

What are the Download accelerators available for Ubuntu? I like prozilla, but couldn't find a way to install it using apt or software center.
6
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2answers
4k views

Which usenet client would you recommend for binary downloads?

I am trying to replace Windows by Ubuntu, because Linux simply rocks. :-) So I am on the quest finding appropriate alternative software for ubuntu, that I used on Windows (or sometimes Mac) so far. ...
8
votes
6answers
587 views

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

I was wondering if there are some applications for downloading files from some popular hosting websites, automating the procedure of waiting and fetching links and downloading files, once we give the ...
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6answers
3k views

Can you recommend a good modern GUI download manager (wget wrapper?)

"Downloader for X" looks, heh, not fitting well into Ubuntu theme and not very natural/convenient. At the same time I don't know of any good alternative. Maybe you know?