Written by vinutux the 8 Mar 08 at 04:16.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #3828 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #3828 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by dragoninsane the 4 Jul 08 at 12:55.

*-install download manager natively to ubuntu-small,light weight but bundled with advance preferences.
*-Most importantly it should have ability to handle firefox,browsers for gnome integration so we can click the download links and download will get added to downloadmanager
*-ability to hide into system tray when there is no activity.
*-right click in system tray choose>>download speed,
*-download basket that will make a small box appear through which we can drag the url of download and download starts in download manager.

*-install download manager natively to ubuntu-small,light weight but bundled with advance preferences. *-Most importantly it should have ability to handle firefox,browsers for gnome integration so we can click the download links and download will get added to downloadmanager *-ability to hide into system tray when there is no activity. *-right click in system tray choose>>download speed, *-download basket that will make a small box appear through which we can drag the url of download and download starts in download manager.

Written by mbz99 the 7 Jul 09 at 11:23.

The Linux user must has a professional GUI Download Manager and also fast as IDM for windows and others. There are two Linux download managers *fastest in Linux and faster than IDM* but there are not good GUI for them, I made benchmark for the famous download managers for Linux in the thread
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1205013
, the result is aria2 and Axel are the fastest in Linux and there is a big time difference from the other because they support multi-connections (parallel connection) and multi-mirrors .

We need a Good and Advanced GUI for download manager in Ubuntu, and can be used with linux browsers firefox , Konqueror, Chromeum...etc.
There is project for making GUI for Axel
http://code.google.com/p/axel-gui/
and looking for similar project.

The Linux user must has a professional GUI Download Manager and also fast as IDM for windows and others. There are two Linux download managers *fastest in Linux and faster than IDM* but there are not good GUI for them, I made benchmark for the famous download managers for Linux in the thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1205013 , the result is aria2 and Axel are the fastest in Linux and there is a big time difference from the other because they support multi-connections (parallel connection) and multi-mirrors . We need a Good and Advanced GUI for download manager in Ubuntu, and can be used with linux browsers firefox , Konqueror, Chromeum...etc. There is project for making GUI for Axel http://code.google.com/p/axel-gui/ and looking for similar project.

Written by macros the 11 Jul 08 at 22:03.

So we would have the nice gui,
and all the nice features

So we would have the nice gui, and all the nice features

Written by Andrius the 3 Feb 09 at 16:02.

As it compiles under mingw, it could be compiled using winelib in ubuntu, it's a good testcase for both FDM and wine and after that the functions could be gradually be changed to be independant of winelib.

As it compiles under mingw, it could be compiled using winelib in ubuntu, it's a good testcase for both FDM and wine and after that the functions could be gradually be changed to be independant of winelib.

Written by catcatmu the 1 Mar 09 at 16:58.

Implement the extra features on an existing Download Manager. This way instead of rewriting code we can use part of the code of FDM. I suggest using Kget as a base. Kget already integrates nicely into the browsers and supports many features. All the extra features can be implimented without too much of a rewrite: Using KIO, the 'file preview function can be implemented and partial downloading, Using the plugins Utube(...) functions can be added. For scheduling (I'm not sure) but there is a Kde program already present maybe just embed it and add some signals/slots?

Multi Part downloading -- already present
Downloading from video sites -- Through a plugin

Detecting Mirrors -- Already present (Not sure)
Upload Manager -- Using KIO?
Resuming of broken Downloads and Checksums -- Plugin for chacksum
Scheduling -- (Not sure...)
Torrents -- Already Present
Partial downloading of zip archives - Through KIO

Implement the extra features on an existing Download Manager. This way instead of rewriting code we can use part of the code of FDM. I suggest using Kget as a base. Kget already integrates nicely into the browsers and supports many features. All the extra features can be implimented without too much of a rewrite: Using KIO, the 'file preview function can be implemented and partial downloading, Using the plugins Utube(...) functions can be added. For scheduling (I'm not sure) but there is a Kde program already present maybe just embed it and add some signals/slots? Multi Part downloading -- already present Downloading from video sites -- Through a plugin Detecting Mirrors -- Already present (Not sure) Upload Manager -- Using KIO? Resuming of broken Downloads and Checksums -- Plugin for chacksum Scheduling -- (Not sure...) Torrents -- Already Present Partial downloading of zip archives - Through KIO

Written by sradhakrishna the 12 Jul 09 at 11:05.

Fatrat - a very good download manager that i've come across in recent times. Amazing features, especially the remote control types.

I'd suggest using Fatrat as a base, evaluating what features are required and implement those.

IMHO, porting FDM is going to be an absolute pain, and enhancing Fatrat, an easy one.

Kudos to the creator of this nice piece of work!

Fatrat - a very good download manager that i've come across in recent times. Amazing features, especially the remote control types. I'd suggest using Fatrat as a base, evaluating what features are required and implement those. IMHO, porting FDM is going to be an absolute pain, and enhancing Fatrat, an easy one. Kudos to the creator of this nice piece of work!

Written by creative the 21 Aug 09 at 08:36.

Uget is a new and promising download manger it's very fast using curl and nice look Gui with GTK

Uget is a new and promising download manger it's very fast using curl and nice look Gui with GTK

Written by ceefour the 16 Mar 10 at 22:41.

Retriever (http://www.halogenware.com/software/retriever.html) is a Java-based GUI Download Manager that supports multi-segment downloads, torrents, among a host of other features. It's also free and actively developed.

Supported by FlashGot as well.

Retriever (http://www.halogenware.com/software/retriever.html) is a Java-based GUI Download Manager that supports multi-segment downloads, torrents, among a host of other features. It's also free and actively developed. Supported by FlashGot as well.

Written by pazuzuthewise the 19 Apr 10 at 22:38.

Fatrat ([url]http://fatrat.dolezel.info/[/url]) can handle all download-involving tasks:
- file-sharing sites (rapidshare, etc.)
- torrents, including torrent creation, DHT, UPnP, encryption etc.
- http(s)/ftp download acceleration
- youtube downloads
- support for proxies
But it's QT4 dependencies are immense, it requires almost a full KDE4 desktop.
It seems better than the above-mentioned Retriever (and it doesn't use the yahoo search-engine!)
It would be great if a Gtk+ port were available.

Until something like this appears for Gnome, I'll stick with DownThemAll and transmission and Jdownloader.

Fatrat ([url]http://fatrat.dolezel.info/[/url]) can handle all download-involving tasks: - file-sharing sites (rapidshare, etc.) - torrents, including torrent creation, DHT, UPnP, encryption etc. - http(s)/ftp download acceleration - youtube downloads - support for proxies But it's QT4 dependencies are immense, it requires almost a full KDE4 desktop. It seems better than the above-mentioned Retriever (and it doesn't use the yahoo search-engine!) It would be great if a Gtk+ port were available. Until something like this appears for Gnome, I'll stick with DownThemAll and transmission and Jdownloader.

Written by bircoe the 22 Apr 10 at 05:20.

I've just installed JDownloader which seems to be pretty nice, supporting websites like rapidshare, megaupload and hotfile (there's a huge list), it supports scheduling out of the box (once you turn on the addon) and seems to be pretty good so far, just need to wait till next billing period so I can properly test the scheduling features...

http://jdownloader.org/home/index

I've just installed JDownloader which seems to be pretty nice, supporting websites like rapidshare, megaupload and hotfile (there's a huge list), it supports scheduling out of the box (once you turn on the addon) and seems to be pretty good so far, just need to wait till next billing period so I can properly test the scheduling features... http://jdownloader.org/home/index

Written by hawthornso23 the 19 Jan 11 at 00:00.

Not everyone wants or needs one. Those who do can install a firefox addon.

Not everyone wants or needs one. Those who do can install a firefox addon.

Written by Lyfang the 7 Aug 11 at 07:28.

Handle all downloads with one application.

Handle all downloads with one application.