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Free download managers for Linux and Windows


The Internet connection I have here in Bangalore is slow by broadband
standards, just 256 Kbps. This means long download times. Plus there is
a very unreliable power supply. You never know when it will interrupt the download. So download managers are very much in need.

During the old dial up days I used the GetRight
download manager. But these days almost every tool has an open source
counterpart. So I googled and found Free Download Manager. It has all
the features I used in GetRight and has a few more. Plus you can not
beat the price. :-)

Since I am also trying out Ubuntu these days I looked for a Linux
download manager. Downloader for X seems to be the popular choice But
installing software on Ubuntu is a lot easier. The Synaptic Package
Manager, I guess a GUI for apt-get, is amazing. I found and installed
most of the software this way.

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This entry was posted on May 22, 2006, 7:24 PM and is filed under Software. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

  1. #1 by Bharani on May 23, 2006 - 9:24 AM

    Well, you can beat the price…just give away some money or free coupons for using the software :)

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