How to install uGet download manager on Ubuntu 16.04

How to install uGet download manager on Ubuntu 16.04

uGet is an Open Source download manager application for GNU/Linux developed with GTK+. uGet uses very few resources while at the same time packs a powerful feature set. These features include a Queue, Pause/Resume, Multi-Connection (with adaptive segment management), Mirrors (multi-source), Multi-Protocol, Advanced Categorization, Clipboard Monitor, Batch Downloads, Individualized Category Default Settings, Speed Limiting, and Total Active Downloads Control. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of uGet download manager on Ubuntu 16.04.

Installation procedure

To start the installation procedure, add the dependency package into repository via ppa.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable
 This PPA is for the stable version of uGet.
This project was created in 2003-01-23.
SourceForge.net project page : http://sourceforge.net/projects/urlget/
Homepage : http://urlget.sourceforge.net/
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Update the machine by executing the apt-get update command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/plushuang-tw/uget-stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.6 kB]
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Fetched 268 kB in 2s (94.2 kB/s)     
Reading package lists... Done

After updating the required repositories. Install the uGet application by executing the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install uget
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  aria2
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Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up uget (2.0.10-0ubuntu0+1~xenial) ...

The installation of uGet application is complete. Type the application name in the Ubuntu dashboard and click on the icon to run the application.

The uGet download manager is running successfully.

The installation of uGet download manager is done without any glitches.