How to install uGet Download Manager 2.0

To install uGet Download Manager 2.0 in Linux Mint, Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu

In this article we are going to discuss about the steps to install uGet 2.0. Some of its new features including, Help Menu enhancements, Check for Updates, Major browsers are added i.e., Firefox and Google Chrome, Message Banner and Increase support for FlashGot.

What is called uGet?

UrlGfe is a download manager application based on GTK.

Important features

  • Resuming downloads: If you encountered any network problem, you need not to worry you can continue resuming the download where it stopped.
  • Clipboard Monitor: Just add the type of files to clipboard, it will automatically download that copied files.
  • Multi-Protocol: It allows you to download files fast using aria2 command-line plugin.
  • Scheduler: Here you can schedule all your download files.
  • Download History Management: It will maintain the finished download details as per list 9,999 files.
  • CLI / Terminal Support: It offers terminal option line to download files.
  • Downloads Queue: Just add all your downloads into a queue, If one completed then it will start the next download automatically.
  • Multi-Language Support: It supports for more than 23 languages.
  • Aria2 Plugin: It gives more user friendly Graphical user interface.

To install uGet

Here we can see how to upgrade uGet under your Linux distribution.

In Debian
On Debian Unstable and Debian Testing, using official repository on a fairly reliable basis, you can easily install and upgrade.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install uget

In Ubuntu & Linux Mint
Using PPA repository ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable, you can install and upgrade latest version automatically.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install uget

In Fedora
You can install the latest version of uGet (2.0) easily from official repositories.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install uget
Yum command has been deprecated, redirecting to ' /usr/bin/dnf install uget' .
See ' man dnf'  and ' man yum2dnf'  for more information.
To transfer transaction metadata from yum to DNF, run:
' dnf install python-dnf-plugins-extras-migrate & &  dnf-2 migrate' 

Last metadata expiration check performed 0:47:29 ago on Wed Mar 30 23:21:05 2016.
Dependencies resolved.
================================================================================
 Package                   Arch        Version               Repository    Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 libappindicator-gtk3      x86_64      12.10.0-8.fc22        fedora        40 k
 libdbusmenu               x86_64      12.10.2-8.fc22        fedora        74 k
 libdbusmenu-gtk3          x86_64      12.10.2-8.fc22        fedora        37 k
 libindicator-gtk3         x86_64      12.10.1-4.fc22        fedora        67 k
 uget                      x86_64      2.0.5-1.fc22          updates      389 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  5 Packages

Total download size: 607 k
Installed size: 1.7 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/5): libappindicator-gtk3-12.10.0-8.fc22.x86_  71 kB/s |  40 kB     00:00    
(2/5): libdbusmenu-12.10.2-8.fc22.x86_64.rpm     82 kB/s |  74 kB     00:00    
(3/5): libdbusmenu-gtk3-12.10.2-8.fc22.x86_64.r  58 kB/s |  37 kB     00:00    
(4/5): libindicator-gtk3-12.10.1-4.fc22.x86_64. 114 kB/s |  67 kB     00:00    
(5/5): uget-2.0.5-1.fc22.x86_64.rpm              44 kB/s | 389 kB     00:08    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                            47 kB/s | 607 kB     00:13    
..
..
Installed:
  libappindicator-gtk3.x86_64 12.10.0-8.fc22                                    
  libdbusmenu.x86_64 12.10.2-8.fc22                                             
  libdbusmenu-gtk3.x86_64 12.10.2-8.fc22                                        
  libindicator-gtk3.x86_64 12.10.1-4.fc22                                       
  uget.x86_64 2.0.5-1.fc22                                                      

Complete!

Now the installation is completed.
In older version of Linux Mint, Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu, can install uGet. But in available version is 1.10.4. For upgraded version you have to update your system.

To Install aria2 plugin

It helps to get more functionality like torrent files, multi-protocol and meta links.

In Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint
Installation of latest version of arial2 using below commands.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:t-tujikawa/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install aria2

In Fedora
You can easy to install using yum command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install aria2
Yum command has been deprecated, redirecting to ' /usr/bin/dnf install aria2' .
See ' man dnf'  and ' man yum2dnf'  for more information.
To transfer transaction metadata from yum to DNF, run:
' dnf install python-dnf-plugins-extras-migrate & &  dnf-2 migrate' 

Last metadata expiration check performed 0:54:41 ago on Wed Mar 30 23:21:05 2016.
Dependencies resolved.
================================================================================
 Package        Arch            Version                   Repository       Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 aria2          x86_64          1.18.6-2.fc22             fedora          1.3 M

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  1 Package

Total download size: 1.3 M
Installed size: 4.1 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
aria2-1.18.6-2.fc22.x86_64.rpm                  192 kB/s | 1.3 MB     00:06    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                           150 kB/s | 1.3 MB     00:08     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Installing  : aria2-1.18.6-2.fc22.x86_64                                  1/1 
  Verifying   : aria2-1.18.6-2.fc22.x86_64                                  1/1 

Installed:
  aria2.x86_64 1.18.6-2.fc22 

Complete!          

Now the installation is completed.

How to start uGet?

Go to desktop menu and search “ uget


To activate aria2 Plugin in uGet

In uGet menu go to Edit, from that click settings, and then select Plug-in tab and drop down to select arial2.

uGet 2.0 Screenshot Tour



FAQ
Q
Is there any client or terminal support in Uget download manager?
A
Yes it offers command line or terminal option to download files in Uget

download manager.
Q
Is Uget download manager allows you to download multiprotocol?
A
Yes, Allows you to easily download files through HTTP, HTTPS, FTP,

BitTorrent and Metalink using arial2 command-line plugin.
Q
How many languages supported in Uget download manager?
A
In Uget download manager defaultly uses English, but it support more

than 23 languages.
Q
How many connection can connect at the same time in Uget download manager?
A
Multi-Connection: Support for up to 20 simultaneous connections per

download using aria2 plugin in Uget download manager
Q
Is there any possibilities to schedule the download in Uget download

manager?
A
Scheduler Added support for scheduled downloads, now you can schedule

all your downloads in Uget download manager