As you may know, uGet is an open-source, lightweight download manager, running on Linux, having good integration with Mozilla Firefox.
Main features:
- Downloads Queue
- Resume Downloads
- Advanced Download Categories
- Clipboard Monitor
- Batch Downloads
- Multi-Protocol
- Multi-Connection
- FTP Login & Anonymous FTP
- Scheduler
- Quiet Mode
- Robust Keyboard Shortcuts
- Computer Shutdown After Completion
The latest version available is uGet 2.0.3, which has been recently released, coming with changes.
Installation instructions:
Up to date packages are available via some third party PPA, so installing the software on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.x, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya and other Ubuntu derivative systems is a piece of cake.
Just add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the mumble and uget packages:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install uget
Optional, to remove uget, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove uget