Downloading a file is taking a file stored on a remote machine or attached device and transferring it to your computer to be stored.
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How can I Instal shockwave on Ubuntu
I got this computer from someone and it had ubuntu installed on it. I like it but I find it complicated and I have been trying to download and every time I try to install something an error comes up
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3answers
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Is there a quick way to download a file which I have just copied the link to?
I can open a terminal and wget it, or paste it into a web browser, but is there a way to do this from within unity?
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2answers
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Can't Complete My download
I just tried downloading ubuntu to my Inspirion mini 10 and was unable to run anything once the system was downloaded. Can someone help me? I'm interested in using Ubuntu because I keep running into ...
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Wireless acting strange lately
Lately my home wireless network has been acting very strange under Ubuntu 12.04. When I'm on the wireless menu at the top of the screen and I try to connect to my wireless it will give me a total of ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 download problems
Well i was trying to download Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit, and i use Internet Download Manager on Windows 7 x64
The download is having some serious trouble with the server
Randomly its popping up messages ...
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1answer
74 views
What app to download Torrents or how to start mTorrent
I have downloaded mTorrent for Linux 64bit but I don't know what to run to install it. How do I run it or is there any other way to download torrents?
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What can I use to download YouTube videos? [duplicate]
With Windows, there are a couple programs to download video from YouTube. Does anyone know of any free software that will do this on Ubuntu?
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2answers
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Ubuntu.com download of ubuntu 12.10 failing
I've been trying to download wubi as well as the normal iso for 12.10 and after 30 seconds of loading i get
Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to glug.nith.ac.in
Is some known issue going on ?
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2answers
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download file from web source, selectively
If anyone has heard of Bukkit, you know that their files are usually of three types: Development, Beta, and Realease. Click (here) for examples. I need a script that:
Loops through the directory
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1answer
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Is it possible to tell Chromium to always “keep” PDFs?
I download a lot of PDFs in Chromium and always get a warning telling me that "files of this type can harm [my] computer", which forces me to manually confirm every download. I've enabled the "always ...
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1answer
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How to make wget faster or multithreading?
I've just upgraded my computer hardware(cpu + motherboard + graphic card + memory + hard disk), so that install a new OS is needed. I tried to download debian-6.0.6-amd64-netinst.iso with wget command ...
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2answers
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How to change wget default directory from 'Videos' to 'Downolads'?
I use the combination of Flashgot and wget for downloads. I reset my Firefox preferences due to some other problems. Then I reconfigured everything (including add-ons, cache, etc).
After that, when ...
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How to check whether the Ubuntu 12.04 is downloaded Completely [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where are the instructions for checking md5 checksums?
Just a while ago I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 Live image and during installation on Virtual box it gave me Installer ...
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application with multiple package installing capability?
Is there any package manager or plugin, which allows more than one package to be downloaded simultaneously (not sequentially?
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1answer
74 views
getting build dependencies and source by default
Is there an application by which the build dependency as well as the source code of the software gets downloaded automatically as soon as we install the software from a .deb package or the software ...
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1answer
38 views
Download to USB stick
I downloaded 12.10 and I'm trying to put it on a USB stick, but when I got it downloaded, it opened a disc burner. I don't have any blank discs and the download is nowhere to be found.
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3answers
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How to download windows 8 on ubuntu? [closed]
I want to switch back to windows, and they have a deal to download it from the website for $40 When I click that button it brings up a windows 8 assistant that downloads, but when I click on it ...
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0answers
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How/where does a live cd save files/downloads?
Forgive me if this question is very basic.
I was reading the ubuntu wiki and it says downloads made off of a live cd are lost after the machine is turned off because space is limited. I thought ...
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Deluge torrent downloads disorganized/reset after 12.10 upgrade
I upgraded to 12.10 today and noticed that the torrents I'm seeding went to 0% so I have to download it again. I checked Deluge's preferences and found that after the upgrade the downloads pathway ...
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2answers
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Can not download 12.10
I do not know what might be the cause of this but I can't download Ubuntu 12.10 from their website, it gets stuck on 761 MB.
I disabled avp system and tried to download it with Chrome and Firefox but ...
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2answers
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How do I burn ubuntu to a cd so I can run it from the disc instead of having it saved to my harddrive?
I need to use ubuntu for a class project but don't want to have it installed on my computer. I was told I could burn it to a disc and run it from there. How do I do that?
I put the windows ...
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2answers
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iso download fails Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS 32bit
I have tried downloading Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS 32bit but it fails at 156.790kb image file at start of download says 645mb it will only download 156.790kb then finishes. where can I download this ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.10 torrent trackers down for you?
are the Ubuntu 12.10 torrent trackers down for you?
http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/announce
http://ipv6.torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/announce
Their status for me is: Not Working
I am using qbittorrent ...
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3answers
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Is there an official torrent for 12.10?
I like using torrents for many reasons: faster downloads, and I want to be able to give back, reducing load on Canonical's servers.
Is there an official torrent for Ubuntu 12.10?
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How to Install OpenNI for Kinect
I have spent a long time trying to install different versions and different drivers to run my Kinect with OpenNI on Ubuntu and every time it either doesn't compile correctly or it just can't find the ...
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1answer
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Is there a HTTPS server for official Ubuntu releases?
Is there an https download available of ubuntu ISOs?
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1answer
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Where to download Broadcom STA .deb file?
Situation: I don't have wireless access through Ubuntu due to needing the Broadcom STA driver for my wireless card. I don't currently have access to a physical (cabled) connection that will allow my ...
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How can I force apt to optimize the dependency tree for minimal download size?
Some background information:
As you may know, in a Debian package, there may be alternative dependencies, written in the CONTROL file as Depends: apache2|something-else, for example. How does apt ...
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Can't update Nvidia driver and having error near the end of the installation
I had just got Ubuntu (first timer to Ubuntu so be very descriptive). I think there a problem with my Nvida update it won't let me update it. This is the name of the update in update manager NVIDIA ...
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1answer
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getting this message when i try to update from a terminal [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jsevi83/unity/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
W: Failed to ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu download problems [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a faster way to download Ubuntu?
I was downloading ubuntu from www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop and in the middle of the download my monitor display became white ...
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update manager does not download updates in background
Although I configured the update manager appropriately downloading in the background doesn't take place.
Instead the shown amount of data/files which has to be downloaded increase constantly.
Every ...
1
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1answer
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Ubuntu keeps asking me for an authentication code when I download anything
Im currently trying to download Dropbox, but it's asking for a "Password" that was not given to me as the download shouldn't require an authentication code, i've been running into this problem alot ...
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1answer
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Can I download music from itunes web site without itunes software? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I download iTunes podcasts with hpodder or other software?
There is a bunch of free courses available on the net. But a lot of them are available only through ...
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2answers
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Not enough space left in the hard drive. How to proceed? [closed]
Where do I begin... I can hardly do anything on Ubuntu 12.04. I am very close to removing and returning to Windows. First I could not load it because the graphics appeared to be running low but ...
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1answer
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Download won't save Scala IDE for Eclipse with the Scala Worksheet from typesafe.com [closed]
I have tried to download the Scala IDE for Eclipse with the Scala Worksheet several times from typesafe.com, but after completing the very long download in FireFox 15.01.1 it refuses to Save to the ...
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Can I reformat a Windows PC hard drive and install the Ubuntu Operating System
My daughter gave me her old PC, and I reformatted the hard drive with my own XP System Disk. However, if I don’t activate the license, which I can’t, it will self-destruct within 30 days.
If I ...
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Xubuntu - Download Error with Wubi
09-17 13:01 DEBUG CommonBackend: Could not find any ISO or CD,
downloading one now 09-17 13:01 DEBUG TaskList: New task get_metalink
09-17 13:01 DEBUG TaskList: ### Running get_metalink...
09-17 ...
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1answer
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can't update Ubuntu 12.04 LTS-output of sudo apt-get update and upgrade inside
I'm having Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I'm getting an error while trying to update.
if any further information is needed, please tell and I'll add it.
Here sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade ...
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0answers
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Whenever I run update manager I get this: Failed to fetch [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I fix “malformed line” errors in sources.list?
When I update i get the following:
W: Failed to fetch ...
2
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1answer
535 views
How to download multiple files using an script
I have to download multiple files from here in googlecode. Currently I open each folder and download each file by saving it using my browser. Is there a way to automatically download all folder/files?
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2
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1answer
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Initial download (pre installation) happening at dial-up speed. Only 2+ hours to go!
I am new to ubuntu and attempting to download it to my desktop (wired) PC so I can create a CD so I can install it on my laptop PC (which is basically nonfunctional). Although I have a fast Internet ...
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1answer
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two failed md5 hashes
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and the md5 showed 06472ddf11382c8da1f32e9487435c3d
but on the source page hash shows 9fcc322536575dda5879c279f0b142d7 ubuntu-12.04-alternate-amd64.iso
Why is this ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu download with wget and parameters
I tied to download a .torrent file via wget but it don't work.
I tried it with
wget "http://abc/?page=download&tid=348168" -o test.torrent
and also
wget ...
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2answers
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Software install failure
I am getting a "Package Operations Failed" message at the 95% mark of each download.
Details show "Reading database" for each 5 percentage segment until
Reading database ... 95%dpkg: unrecoverable ...
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1answer
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facing problem in download of tar files from kernel.org [closed]
I am working on a project i.e. developing/improving Operating System scheduling for scalable multi core architecture. I was downloading linux kernel3.2.28 source code (tar file) from kernel.org whose ...
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3answers
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What is the best downloading program for ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Good Download Manager for Ubuntu
I want to know the best downloading program for ubuntu, like IDM(Internet Download Manager) on windows and have the features of IDM .
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2answers
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Why cannot see Axel window?
I have installed axel and set it to get my firefox downloads through flashgot. It works but the Axel window is not visible - so cannot know when the download starts and ends, its speed etc.
I have ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu Software Center (12.04) Error
Almost every time I try to download from Ubuntu Software Center it claims that files are all 380.5mb on the first attempt to download. Even when downloading programs like Chromium which is really 24.1 ...
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2answers
233 views
wget fails to download an image [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
wget downloads corrupt JPEG file
I'm trying to do a script so I can set this image as background and update it each 10 minutes, but I can not even download the image:
$ ...
