Internet Download Manager(IDM) For Ubuntu

Features :

• Download files at maximum possible speed. ( 5-6 times faster )
• Sophisticated dynamic file segmentation algorithm,data compression & connection reuse.
• Download FLV,MP4,HTML5 videos from YouTube, MySpaceTV, Google Video or Any Other site
• Capture download from any browser (Firefox,Chrome,Internet Explorer,Opera,Safari or any other program trying to download a file from Internet)
• Supports HTTP,HTTPS,FTP protocols with Authentication,Proxy Servers, Cookies, Redirection etc.
• Resumes broken/dead downloads caused by connection problem,power failure or session expiration
• Built in YouTube downloader, HTTP Traffic monitor, Batch downloader.
• Can be configured to perform Automatic Antivirus checking, System shutdown on download completion
• Highly portable. Runs on any O.S with Java SE 6. No need for installation.

Installation of xdman on Ubuntu (12.04/12.10/13.04)

Step:1 First Download xdman zip file using below command

# sudo  wget http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/xdman/xdman.zip

 

Step:2 Extract xdman:

# sudo unzip xdman.zip

Step:3 Set the excute permissions

#  sudo chmod o+x xdman.sh

Step:4  Now Install xdman using below command

# sudo sh xdman.sh

Step:4 Now Open your Browser , type “ http://localhost:9614/xdmff.xpi”

Click on Install Now

Step:5 Now Try to download any sample video from youtube. Just copy the URL and paste it in xdman , as shown below.

Also make sure xdman service is up and running , if you want to download any vidoes using xdman , use step 4 to start the service.