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Ubuntu Desktop - Download Managers - Install Xtreme Download manager
XDM (Xtreme Download Manager) is one of the best download managers for Linux.
It is also compatible with all major web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari enabling you to download directly from XDM when you try to download something in your web browser.
Some of the main features of XDM are:
- Pause and resume download
- Download videos from YouTube and other video sites
- Force assemble
- Download speed acceleration
- Schedule downloads
- Limit download speed
- Web browser integration
- Support for proxy servers
Install XDM
There are a few ways to install XDM.
Install from the XDM site
http://xdman.sourceforge.net/#downloads
The download .tar file has the instructions to install XDM.
Download the appropriate version:
Right click on the xdm-2018-x64.tar.xz file and select Extract Here to unzip it. The default downloaded location is Downloads folder.
cd Downloads/xdm-2018-x64
Install the XDM.
sudo ./install.sh
After the successful installation, type the below command in terminal as non root user.
xdman
It will open the Xtreme Download Manager.
NOTE: If you need an app shortcut, just right click on launcher and select lock to gnome dock option.
After the installation of Xtreme Download Manager, click the show applications in Ubuntu Gnome dock and type Xtreme Download Manager in the search box and click Xtreme Download Manager to open it.
Install using a PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps sudo apt update sudo apt install xdman
XDM requires Java to be installed on your Linux system but thanks to the PPA, you don’t need to bother with installing dependencies separately.
Install manually
Check whether java is installed on your system:
javac
If you already have java installed on your system, it will show you java files installed on your system.
If you don't have java installed on your system, then the above command will show you the name of java packages that you can install on your system.
Install Java jdk and jre environment:
sudo apt install default-jre
Download the XDM package
http://xdman.sourceforge.net/#downloads
Extract the download.
cd xdman
Run XDM:
sh xdman.sh
or
./xdman.sh
Remove XDM
sudo apt remove xdman sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:noobslab/apps