It is highly recommended to pay attention to the installation dialog and select custom when possible to stay in control.įree Rapid Downloader - The program requires Java to run.
#ALTERNATIVE INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER FOR LINUX INSTALL#
Note : Programs listed in this category may contain offers (adware) when you install them. They download files from sites such as Mediafire or Mega. The programs listed in this category have been designed specifically for so-called file hosting services. Instead of having to download the large file over and over again from the beginning, downloads would restart from where the previous download stopped (with a little overhead).ĭownload managers may support additional features such as download acceleration, scheduling, or grabbing of media. While the server the file is hosted on needs to support it as well, it ensures that the download will continue after it was interrupted previously. The main benefit of download managers is that they support resume. If you download with 50 Mbit or more, you may not mind if you have to repeat the download, but if you are on a slower connection, you may very well do.Īs far as solutions are concerned, there is only one that is suitable and that is to use download managers. It can be quite frustrating if that happens regularly, especially if your computer's Internet connection is not super fast. Several users who tried to download the excellent Tech Toolkit I reviewed yesterday for example have reported that downloads of the 1.6 Gigabyte archive would fail whenever they tried to download it. There are however situations where downloads are interrupted so that you end up with a broken file on your system that you cannot do anything with. File downloads are just a matter of clicking on a link and waiting for the download to finish in most cases.