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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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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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:
$ ...
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How to get Ubuntu installed after deleting Windows and with no other OS present?
I spent the night trying to get rid of my Windows XP operating system and around midnight I discovered a way to get rid of it. The problem is while I did get rid of the operating system, I hadn't yet ...
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How to download an MP3 track from a YouTube video [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to download a youtube video via terminal
There are several Q&A threads that explain how to download youtube videos using the terminal.
However, I would also ...
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Empty Minecraft Folder
Downloaded the Minecraft jar and it executes fine. When I start the game it freezes at [Done Loading] screen, and nothing is downloaded into the .minecraft folder. How do I fix this?
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Minecraft not downloading
I've looked through a ton of pages about this and haven't found any information on the problem i'm experiencing. For information I'm using ubuntu 12.04 32bit desktop edition, fresh install.
I ...
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How can I download the videos from YouTube? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I download Youtube videos?
Downloading a youtube video
I want to download some educational videos from YouTube or any other web site. I am using Ubuntu 12.04. ...
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How can I download from 4shared.com via terminal? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I use wget/curl to download from a site I am logged into?
I want to ask if I can download from 4shared.om via terminal?
I tried to use
wget ...
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Problems with Psychonauts and the Ubuntu Software Center?
I decided to buy the Psychonauts PC game from the Ubuntu Software Center. Now, my laptop is practically empty, with only my OS and a few bits and bobs installed. The download for Psychonauts took ...
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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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Why isn't the Iceland mirror working?
I have already tried
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
but then it cant connect to [to is.archive.ubuntu.com][1]
and when i try to use update manager this comes
W:Failed to ...
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Image won't download in ubuntu one files for android v1.2.3
I did the following: drop an image in my Ubuntu One folder on linux, wait for it to sync, refresh my Ubuntu One Files app on my Android phone, see the image file in the listing. Tap the image file ...
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aget vs axel vs aria2 [closed]
I'm looking for a multi-threaded (fast) alternative to wget which can download large files. The choices seem to be aget, axel and aria2. I'm familiar with axel (thanks to apt-fast). Which is the best ...
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How do i configure the live usb to install additional packages?
I have saved all the packages from the directory /var/cat/apt/archives to Usb.
Is it possible to configure the live Usb to accommodate all these extra packages /var/cache/apt/archives; so that it ...
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Download issue with software center
OK so i just got xfinity setup at my house and i seem to be having trouble downloading from the software center. all it comes up with is this:
Failed to fetch ...
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Connected to the Internet but can't download softwares
I am using wifi connection. I am using my Internet smoothly on Ubuntu. Downloading directly from server and everything goes on smoothly, but when I open terminal window to download VLC (other ...
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Problem using wget to download an entire website
As said in wget man page:
to download a single page and all its requisites (even if they exist on separate websites), and make sure the lot displays properly locally, this author likes to use a ...
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How to download streaming video from a flash player (stopstream)? [closed]
My problem is very similar to this post, the only difference is before the flash video is up, there are few flash ads showing, I tried to follow the steps in the answer in that post, but got lost due ...
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Download jdk 1.6 using wget
I'm trying to get JDK 1.6 using the following command:
wget 'http://download.oracle.com/otn/java/jdk/6u14-b08/jdk-6u14-linux-x64.bin'
The download fails and I suspect it's related to the fact that ...
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Wubi “could not retrieve the required disk image”
I tried to download Ubuntu 12.04 through Windows Installer (Wubi), but I get this error message:
An error occurred: Could not retrieve the required disk image For more information, please see the ...
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How do I download iTunes podcasts with hpodder or other software?
Well, I want to download some lectures from Itunes.apple.com, and I've found a program called hpodder but I really haven't understood how to use it.
Does anyone here know how to ? Or does anyone know ...
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How can I download attachments from emails through terminal using getmail?
I know I can download emails using a client, but is there a way to download emails straight from the terminal? I'm trying to fetch some emails from my gmail to later do some analysis on certain ...
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How do I generate a package download list?
I want to generate a package download list, which can be used to download those packages from another system. (I have a slow connection). I want to use those downloaded files to create a local ...
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How to start and stop a task using at command?
I want to start download using aria2c everyday at 02:00 am and stop it at 08:00 am.
I know I should use
at 02:00
at>aria2c ....
I don't know how to tell 'at' to stop it! Actually aria2c stops ...
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Failed to download ubuntu Desktop 12.04 iso
I am trying to download Ubuntu Desktop iso from
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?distro=desktop&release=lts&bits=32
Every time it stops the download after 142 MB while it ...
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Opera won't download into Ubuntu 11.10
I tried to download the Opera web browser into Ubuntu 11.10 from www.opera.com. I followed the procedure, pressing the download button for Opera for Linux. If I "Save to disk", and then try to open ...
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Downloading youtube videos with minitube
Minitube has been working great for a lot of the youtube links, but for videos that require confirmation that you're older than 18, they don't work. Is there something I can do about this?
Or if ...
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trouble getting apt-get to work with https
I have a (private) apt repository setup on a server. I'm only allowing access to this repository over SSL, and only with a client certificate. I have tested the connection using curl:
$ curl ...
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Why does Update Manager give me a 404 error with these Google repositories?
I have a red warning sign in my toolbar. When I click on it, it asks me to check for updates. When I check for updates, I get this:
W:Failed to fetch ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 fails to fetch updates! [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I work around “something wicked happened resolving” mirror errors?
It gives me this error every time I try to update or install a program. Installed ...
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12.04 Running slow when downloading files
I've been using Ubuntu for a while now, and just upgraded to the latest version about a couple months ago. I've noticed, then and now, that 12.04 seems to run much slower on my computer and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 download stops
While downloading a larger file, Ubuntu 12.04 will stop after few minutes. If I pause then resume it will continue to download again. I have to keep pausing then resuming again to get the full ...
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Download problem of ubuntu desktop
I was downloading ubuntu desktop and the downloader got stuck on amd64.tar.xz file . I closed the installation and the restarted it , it uninstalled the previous one but then again the downloader is ...
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Where can I find webmin for Ubuntu 10?
I would like to install webmin, but it is neither available from Synaptic, nor from apt-get.
Why can't I find it in synaptic or apt-get? How can I get it and install?
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How to download streaming video from a flash player (arte)?
there are a couple of concerts that I would very much like to view from Arte (I think it's a french TV channel?) but my connection is not good enough to stream the video. How can I download the file ...
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Download of Ubuntu fails
I'm trying to download Ubuntu 12.04, I'm a newbie to Ubuntu, on a MS Windows XP machine using Opera (have also tried IE) but the download simply stops, with various %ages complete. I don't believe ...
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Why Can't I Download Certain Software?
I just installed Ubuntu. Totally new to it. I tried to download to different things from the Internet (RealPlayer and YouTube Downloader), but when I try to open the file(s) to install an archive box ...
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BASH Downloading File
Now all I have problems with is the yes no statements. They aren't allowing input but look setup like the rest of them...
mc_addplugin() {
if pgrep -u $USERNAME -f $SERVICE > /dev/null
...
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does ubuntu have an aplication to download music for free? [closed]
what I mean is an aplication to download complete albums of music for free. for example it has minitube for downloading youtube videos.
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Need Ubuntu 11.10 download link
I've been trying to install oracle 11gR2 in Ubuntu 12.04 and am encountering lots of errors, but this hasn't happened in the case of Ubuntu 11.10. Currently I am trying to download Ubuntu 11.10 but I ...
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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?
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dpkg stuck downloading font files
I have been reinstalling Ubuntu 12.04. The install from USB works fine, and I could update everything OK, but when I got to re-installing my application software I hit a snag.
One of the packages I ...
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Install indicator-cpufreq as a package through web
I have Ubuntu 11.10 version and I have problem that I can't download packages from software center neither through command line due to proxy settings problem
Does anybody know if I can get this ...
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How to download from the web [closed]
Can someone tell me how to download stuff from the web? Like on Windows you have the .exe to help install stuff but on Linux all i get is a folder when i download something. Am I supposed to do ...
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Is the 2.4MB Wubi Installer blocked in China?
Using an existing Wubi will download all the files successfully, however the OS will be unable to install because of bad files. Is the mirror site of Ubuntu installation files GFWed in China?
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I can't seem to download Quickly
I have tried using the Ubuntu Software Center but it fails.
Also apt-get seems to fail as well.
I'd love some help.
Thanks in advance.
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Can I repair a corrupted Ubuntu ISO file?
I have downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 desktop LTS (701 MB). I tried it in Linux Live USB Creator. After adding this file, it shows that it is a corrupted file. But I didn't get any error while extracting it ...
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Where can I download Quantal 12.10 Alpha 2? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I get the latest Ubuntu Alpha or Beta?
I can not download the image through the link https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/TechnicalOverview/Alpha2
the error ...
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3answers
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How to download the Official man pages from the manpages.Ubuntu.com for Offline viewing
I am talking about this Precise Man Pages.
From here i want the entire available English Language Man pages as it is , so i can view them offline in the same format .Simply Browser way, which also ...
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Please provide me the way to download “Youtube Video Downloader” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to download flash (streaming) videos from sites like youtube, dailymotion, vimeo, etc.?
Please tell me the way to download youtube video downloader.....
OS: Ubuntu ...
