Install the download manager XDM on Ubuntu

XDM or Xdman short for Xtreme download manager, a download application which is very strong and fast, and supports the resumption of the download, and has the ability to download any thing in the web, it also provides a timetable for downloads, and can integrate with your browser.

XDM uses dynamic segmentation algorithm sophisticated and compresses the data and re-use the connection to speed up the loading process, it supports the protocols HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, as well as firewalls, and proxy servers, and cookies, and validation processes and file redirects.

# Advantages: 

Load as quickly as possible
A sophisticated algorithm to segment files, and data compression, and re-use of contact
Download video formats FLV, MP4, HTML5 from across the Web
The possibility of integration with browsers Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, or even any other browser
Stop \ resume downloads malfunctioning caused by a problem in communication or power outages
The possibility of shutting down the system automatically after the download is finished
Can be set to automatically carry out the examination of the viruses in the files loaded
Written in Java (requires Java installed to run the program)

# Installation 

To install the Xtreme download manager on Ubuntu 14.04 \ 12.04 Open the terminal Ctrl + Alt + T and paste the following commands :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa: noobslab/apps 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install xdman 

Integration with browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Opera

Firefox 

To make Firefox integrates with Xdman should first have the program open and visible next to the clock, and then you have to open the following link and you install added normally.
http://localhost:9614/xdmff.xpi 

Chrome

For Google Chrome browser, go to: System Settings System Settings - Network Network - the network proxy Network Proxy - Method in the box and then select Automatic Automatic - The configuration URL in the box, then specify the following link :
http://localhost:9614/proxy.pac 

Opera

The Opera browser, you should perform the same way Chrome mentioned above, but there is one more step also must do it, go to Settings, Opera, and follow what you see in the following picture :

     

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EagleGet is the best Internet Download Manager, but ...

Although the download manager applications in Linux meet the required purpose , but they still need some features that make them up to the ideal and professional , as in the IDM and EagleGet.

EagleGet is a recent application with a better performance and apearence, and was able to beat the IDM which was the best at its time, but by 2013, it turned upside down and EagleGet appeared on the scene.

EagleGet has a lot of advantages that make it an ideal and perfect application for Downloading files , to read a list of its features , click here.

So, what is required ? !

Quite simple, you have to register in the forum EagleGet through this link , after registering and activating the membership via your e -mail , visit the [ [ this Topic ] and type comment upon it, " we want a copy of the application EagleGet on the Linux Os ". Use it in your own words ; and the greater the number of comments on the subject the greater the opportunity to create a version of the software for Linux.

I ask you to publish the subject, or Tell your friends to put a comment in the forum, until the developers are convinced to make a copy of the software for Linux .

Some Screenshots of EagleGet :

     

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