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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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Changing which monitor/desktop files download to

I just installed Ubuntu after using Mint for a year or so and I am in love to say the least. One issue I had with Mint that I never really researched was that when I download files or copy them to my ...
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Firefox snap package: how do I open downloaded files?

Firefox 75.0 (64bit)came preinstalled as snap package on Ubuntu 18.04, but has been giving trouble since The only way I can view a downloadable file is by saving it somewhere in my home directory and ...
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What's the command to monitor live streaming youtube page from youtube-dl?

Okay so there is this youtube channel that was about live stream a religious lecture that I wanted to watch but I couldn't because I was out. I want to know if there is any youtube-dl command that ...
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Where to download latest Android-SDK for Ubuntu other than Android.com

I have an Ubuntu 16.04 OS which is offline and does not have an internet connection. I have downloaded and installed Android Studio 3.0.1 from another PC to that offline OS. I have also downloaded ...
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How can a GMail file attachment of "unknown" file type be downloaded in Ubuntu Touch?

How can an e-mail attachment of arbitrary file type be downloaded in Ubuntu Touch? I have a file (say .dat, or something the system doesn't recognise) that is an attachment to an e-mail opened in the ...
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How do I add extra download directories to AppArmor for Firefox running under snap?

I recently updated to Ubuntu 22.04.1 and went to a site where I occasionally download things from. I typically save files from this site to an sshfs mount shared from another system on my home network,...
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Download a file without installing any non-default packages like wget or curl

Is there any built-in tool (e.g., found on a vanilla ubuntu Docker container, or found in a minimal Ubuntu Server install) that can download a file over HTTP? In other words, without having to execute ...
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Failed Ubuntu package download

I have a problem downloading packages with ubuntu server 18.04. I have had it working before. However, I have reinstalled the operating system and can no longer remember how I fixed it last time. I ...
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Torrent Not Downloading(Network Problem)

for the last few weeks my torrents have refused to download showing the error: connection timed out to trackers. I recently(around the same time the torrents stopped downloading) changed my ssid and ...
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How to tell wget to wait for a download countdown

I'm currently having some trouble with wget. I'm trying to download a file but sadly I have to wait 1 minute before I can access the direkt link or actually download the file.. (i.e.: http://...
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Problems downloading files via WeTransfer

I have been using Ubuntu for a few months and everything works really fine. However, I do often get large files sent via the WeTransfer service. Unfortunately I am mostly not able to download them ...
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Ubuntu alternative downloads US mirror is down

The US mirror for downloading alternative versions of Ubuntu is down, and apparently has been down since February 1st. Is there going to be a solution for that soon? I understand that some of the ...
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wget download all web pages from an XML sitemap

I'm trying to mirror and download as static html files all of the links in an XML sitemap file. I found the following command which is supposed to accomplish what I'm trying to achieve but it doesn't ...
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Limit download speed if filesize 20mb

Is there a software like trickle lets say for example? That i can put as a proxy and lets say set it up so that if a filesize that i am downloading is over 20MB it will limit it to 2kb? I found ...
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Google Music Manager stops downloading after a while

I kept my music library, about 9000 songs, safe on Google Play Music while I was without a personal computer. Now I've got a laptop running 12.10. I've installed Google Music Manager beta and want ...
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Zsync download problem

When the zsync downloading a file, sometimes the connection may stuck forever and don't continue for it. Although I can cancel it out, and restart the terminal to continue my downloading task. But it'...
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Failed to download repository information | Ubuntu 12.10

I already checked for a possible answer to my question, but, how to fix this since my details are different from the other people here. Here's my error information on Software Updater: [W:Failed to ...
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Can I download currently streaming songs from Clementine?

I use Clementine on 12.04 as an audio player. When I am typing something on the search bar, it searches my local music library as well as Internet. Sometimes it shows songs which are not in my music ...
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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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Where do I download GNOME Boxes after Installation via Linux Terminal?

I'm trying to put WINDOWS in, aside, or next to, Linux OS. Despite how many ways there are, I downloaded GNOME Boxes through the Linux Terminal. It says do that, then "double-click" dL? Am I ...
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Wget always downloading index.html?

I am using the following command: wget -r -p --page-requisites robots=off -U mozilla https://opig.stats.ox.ac.uk/webapps/sabdab-sabpred/sabdab/archive/all/ to download a file called all_structures.zip,...
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How can I change the monitor that downloads to desktop and 'save as' to desktop files are dropped

I generally save as or download to desktop for files that I am going to be working on. Since changing to Ubuntu 23.04, any document that I download or save to the desktop goes to the second monitor ...
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Having problem with all the browsers whilw using on ubuntu 22.04. (especially while attaching the files )

Recently I updated the system using sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade. Simultaneously all the browsers are not working properly. The main problem is while attaching the files or uploading a ...
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Be directly in file name when saving an image

Version: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS Hey there! Whenever I download an image using the Firefox Web Browser, I get presented with the following screen: When I donwload something, I usually want to change the ...
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Upload speed very slow in Ubuntu 18.04.6 while download speed is normal

I bought a new 1GB/s server from OneProvider and installed Ubuntu 18.04.6 on it. The upload speed from ssh or FTP is very good, but the download speed is about 100kb/s from ssh, FTP and I tried to ...
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How can I download installer for Second Life Firestorm Update 6.6.3.67470 with Ubuntu 22.10?

How can I download the installer for Firestorm Update 6.6.3.67470 from firestormviewer.org with Ubuntu 22.10? Konqueror 21.12.3 & Firefox 108.0.1 (64) cannot. No file downloads. Firestorm was ...
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Shotwell imports some but not all my iPhone photos

Little old lady here who may be asking a dim question but please bear with me! I am on Ubuntu 22.04.1 and update whenever suggested I use Shotwell 0.30.14 – “Celle” for my photos My iPhone is an 8 ...
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Files tries to search everytime I try to rename file when downloading

Recently when I have been trying to download a file from Firefox (and to my knowledge, other web browsers as well), everytime I try to rename a file, it tries to search my files instead, and doing ...
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downloading mongoDB with error "E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages."

I'm downloading mongoDB on Linux Ubuntu Version 22.04.1 LTS, facing download error I tried 3 solution from stack overflow discussion https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51417708/unable-to-install-...
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I don't seem to be able to download images from within snap packages

I'm a fairly casual Linux user who's come back to Ubuntu for various reasons after using openSUSE for several years. A weird issue I've been running into is that, for some reason, anything that's ...
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Default folder display when click on Download (from Firefox or any navigator) on Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS

Update : I use Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and Firefox is set to "Always ask you where to save files". I want to change the default folder displaying when I'm clicking on something to download from ...
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How do I add playlist index to an already downloaded youtube playlist done without the indexes originally?

I used to download youtube playlists using youtube-dl with the command youtube-dl -f bestvideo[height<=?720]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo[height<=?720]+bestaudio/best[height<=?720] -o '%(...
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Trying to verify signature of Wasabi-1.1.12.3.deb package but it won´t find the file (THE FILE IS THERE)

Ey there, So, i have been trying for hours to install wasabi in Ubuntu without success. Having downloaded the files and following the guide i get to the point of not being able to verify the freaking ...
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How to configure autorenaming suffix when file exist

If you download a file ( to you're downloads folder , e.g) , and there's an existing file with the same name, ubuntu renames the new file with a suffix like original_name (2).extension Is there any ...
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Multiple Ubuntu download locations

I am looking at the below download locations for Ubuntu. Can someone educate me on the reasons for having these many of them? http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.10 http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/...
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How do I download a large (70+) number of password(?) protected files from a website using ubuntu?

I'm a first-year uni student and I need to download a relatively large number of files, in the form of URLs, that I have the permission for. I just don't know how to do that using Ubuntu on Windows. I ...
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How to receive bluetooth in Desktop folder instead of Download folder?

I am using Ubuntu 18.04. The files received over Bluetooth in Ubuntu are automatically saved in Downloads folder. I wish to receive these files in Desktop folder? Where and how to change these ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 when downloading from youtube, the "recent" folder option is not appearing in the panel of the download window in Firefox 77

Just did a fresh install from usb of Ubuntu 16.04. My issue is the panel in the download window for Firefox 77 does not show the "recent" location or folder option when downloading from youtube. ...
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Transmission 2.94 on Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't work

Transmission after a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't download anything. Tried many suggestions in Ask Ubuntu; like 'picking a random port' in the network options and also trying to operate it ...
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Where does Winetricks download its MS dll files, fonts, etc. from?

Not the best at understanding code, and I did try digging through the Winetricks Repository already, but my question is where and how does winetricks get the Microsoft files from? Are they downloaded ...
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Google drive File Downloads

After Downloading a file, it automatically gets converted to html format and on accessing it I can see Google sign in page only
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Ubuntu 16.04 freezes / hangs / lags when writing / downloading large files to disk

Whether it's using Deluge to download torrents, or downloading files from a browser, or cp / mving files, on main Ubuntu 16.04 SSD, when this happens the system tends to lag / freeze / hang for either ...
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How to install an old version of google chrome

I have the latest version of google chrome. I need to test an issue in an older version. How to install the old version? and this also requires disabling the auto-updates.
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Downloading Ubuntu on an old Dell desktop

These are steps I've taken: I deleted windows OS from PC. Downloaded Ubuntu from other computer, then used ISO opener and installed on USB. Used winsetupusb to format to FAT. Plugged it into USB ...
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Routing Downloads to Custom Folders based on type, source, or other criteria (For Quantum)

I want to direct downloads to specific locations based on criteria, similar to Chrome's "Save file to" addon
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help finding DVD please

Can someone kindly provide me a link to buy the DVD, I can not for the life of me find it. My DSL is slow, it will take a week to down load the package for my Laptop. I donated money to ubuntu and ...
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How to download photos

How do i download photos from my lumia 535 windows 8.1 mobile phone, bear in mind i'm not very techie, so give way. I have tried a USB connection from my phone to the computer with no luck. Many ...
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Chrome (and Chromium) on Ubuntu 16.04 isn't opening downloads and doesn't show upload prompt

I'm using Chrome (but Chromium has the same issue). I'm not a power user, so don't know how to debug this. When I click on any link to download anything it updates the launchbar icon (I have a number ...
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Unable To Download Software VIA Terminal

Trying to Download repos but this error shows up, this happens always while trying to download any other repositories also. W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/osmoma/audio-recorder/ubuntu ...
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downloading multiple files is faster than single file, why? (youtube-dl use case)

Apologies if this type of question is not allowed. Its very general and vague, and I am not expecting a "solution" from anyone, but just wondering what people smarter than me, particularly networking ...
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