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Is there any good download manager available for firefox in Ubuntu 9.10?

Because the default downloading in firefox is quite slow.Hence the question.

You may recommend an addon for firefox or a separate software is greatly appreciated.

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DownThemAll.

If I am using Firefox, i absolutely insist on using DownThemAll.

DownThemAll (or just dTa) is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds new advanced download capabilities to your browser.

DownThemAll lets you download all the links or images contained in a webpage and much more: you can refine your downloads by fully customizable criteria to get only what you really want.

DownThemAll is all you can desire from a download manager: it features an advanced accelerator that increases speed up to 400%, it allows you to pause and resume downloads at any time and, last but not least, it's fully integrated into your favorite browser!

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DownnThemAll? Is it faster? – ravi Nov 10 '09 at 1:44
Yes, yes it is. "it features an advanced accelerator that increases speed up to 400%" – joshhunt Nov 10 '09 at 1:45
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+1 ... you got there first, cute little trick btw :) – Molly7244 Nov 10 '09 at 1:49
Whoa! Installed! Tested! Satisfied! Thanks! – ravi Nov 10 '09 at 1:51
@Molly: What trick? The one where I barely answer the question (only to refine later), or the one where I get past the character limit? :P – joshhunt Nov 10 '09 at 1:56
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well, if you don't mind command line fu - axel downloads REALLY fast compared to anything else i tried.

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How do I link it to the file,the one which I want to download? – ravi Nov 10 '09 at 2:15
axel -n 10 -a url -a picks the alternate interface which is less cluttered, and takes up less resources, and -n 10 means you're downloading with 10 parallel streams – Journeyman Geek Nov 10 '09 at 9:30
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