axel is a free open-source CLI download manager. It is similar to wget and curl but can also act as a download accelerator, fetching different pieces of the same file from different servers at once (or the same server at once, though this is often discouraged).
Questions tagged [axel]
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Is it possible to accelerate downloads in Synaptic Manager?
In Terminal that is possible by using apt-fast (using Axel).
But is it possible to put to work Axel and apt-fast in Synaptic Manager?
I found this suggestion, but I would not attempt it without the assistance from Ask Ubuntu :)
user47206
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how to use axel download manager with proxy?
How to use axel download manager with proxy??
example host: 100.100.100.100 , port:8080, username: admin, password: admin2
indra bin ridwan
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What GUI are there for Axel or for other such downloaders that use multiple connections?
In order to enjoy my maximum download speed, I use and like Axel very much, but from time to time I download multiple files and having so many windows opened has some disadvantages.
I use Axel with FlashGot in Firefox (Seamonkey etc) but I would…
user47206
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Use axel in apt-fast instead of aria2
I have installed apt-fast, but I only get aria2 downloader and nothing else. I like to use axel, and have installed it too, but I cannot use it for apt-fast.
I also tried:
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure apt-fast
but get only aria2 as option, (and also…
shivshnkr
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Can I make a downloaded file's folder be opened after Axel ended its job?
I prefer using Axel in Firefox through Flashgot but didn't yet make it the default, and keep it just for bigger files, because I cannot easily open the download folder as I can in the normal Firefox window with a right-click, and so using it for all…
user47206
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how to download a link in links using axel/curl?
shortly, how can I make lynx/links use axel/curl for downloading files that i want to store in my hard-disk??
Longley:
I'm a server-manager and always used my ubuntu system and putty so i could copy/paste url with mouse and + :D
but now I don't…
ARF
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HTTP/1.1 504 Connection refused
I have a problem with internet in terminal, ubuntu 12.10. I try to download a file by axel but i got an error:
HTTP/1.1 504 Connect to [URL]:80 failed: Connection refused
It's happen after I remove tor, how can i fix this?
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How to download with arai2c with maximum speed?
I try to read manual but can't understand!
My Internet speed is very low (about 32kib/s), How can I make 32 connection with maximum speed in your experience?
Do you offer another download manager for my situation?
Daniyal Javani
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How to redirect to axel when downloading and converting it via video downloadhelper
How do I redirect my download in axel when I am downloading and converting it via Video Downloadhelper.
In my currect setting in firefox, I downloaded Video DownloadHelper and Flashgot plugin.
My problem is that when I want to download and convert…
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Why cannot see Axel window?
I have installed axel and set it to get my firefox downloads through flashgot. It works but the Axel window is not visible - so cannot know when the download starts and ends, its speed etc.
I have recently installed Lubuntu Precise. Before I was…
user47206
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making axel downloader multiprocess
Can i run few processes in parallel of axel to download same file? Each time I start new process:
axel -a -n 10 http://image-net.org/image/ILSVRC2017/ILS …
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