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I need a downloader. I like d4x, but i can't install it on Slack 10.1. And i hate kget....
  1. 08-15-2005 #1
    S. M. Ibrahim
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    I need a good downloader

    I need a downloader. I like d4x, but i can't install it on Slack 10.1. And i hate kget.
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    For FTP, I find wget to be very good if you don't mind CLI.
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    S. M. Ibrahim
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigtomrodney
    For FTP, I find wget to be very good if you don't mind CLI.
    Let me tell why i hate kget:

    1. I am not getting enough speed
    2. I lost enough time with this, for breaking download (file damage)
    3. Not user friendly
    4. If any other software use bandwidth, then it just push it task.
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  4. 08-15-2005 #4
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    As bigtomrodney said, try wget. Should be on your system already, and kget is merely a front-end to it AFAIK. I can get download speeds up to 680 KB/s with a good mirror. I do not think it's a problem of kget - it's rather a problem with the site you're downloading from.

    I think what you're looking for is a download accelerator.
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