Downloading From internet

shaumux · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:04 am Post subject: Downloading From internet

Hi
I wanna know
Wat is the best available gui download manager available in portage that can be integrated in firefox directly or by the use of flashgot or by any other means?

also which is the best bittorrent client in linux?
Plz help
Thnx

Keruskerfuerst · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:16 am Post subject:

Torrent: actual version of Bittorrent.
Downloadmanager: wget or rsync; console based. Instructions: see

shaumux · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:48 am Post subject:

Thnx but aren't there any gui ones?
I kow of downloader for x but i don't think it can be integrated with firefox in any way.

Keruskerfuerst · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:59 am Post subject:

You can use Bittorrent.

Check the file type associations in the download manager of Firefox.

soka · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:

For download managers you can use Flashgot which integrates in firefox. For bittorrent clients you can use Bittornado or Azureus. I personally use uTorrent through wine.

d2_racing · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:54 am Post subject:

I use Ktorrent for my Bittorrent

shaumux · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject:

Yea but flashgot isn't actually a download manager it just integrates others with firefox

seren · Guru Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 448 Location: Wisconsin

kde's kget works nicely for me.