wxDownload Fast (also known as wxDFast) is an open source download manager. It is multi-platform and builds on Windows(2k,XP), Linux and Mac OS X. Besides that, it is a multi-threaded download manager. This means that it can split a file into several pieces and download the pieces simultaneously.

Created in C++ using the wxWidgets(wxWindows) library.

Features

• Faster downloads (with Segmented/Multi-threaded/Accelerated transfers)
  
• Download resuming (Pause and restart where you stopped)
  
• Download scheduling
  
• Organizes files you have already downloaded
  
• View server messages (HTTP, FTP, file://). No HTTPS support.
  
• Available in multiple languages and easily translated. Now available in Portuguese [Brazil], Spanish, English, German, Russian, Hungarian, Armenian and Indonesian
  
• Connection to FTP servers which require a password
  
• Calculates the MD5 checksum of downloaded files so they can be easily verified
  
• Metalink support
  
• Firefox integration through FlashGot

how to install

Code	[In neuem Fenster öffnen]
$ su Password: <enter your root password> # sed -i -e 's%<repositories>%&\n<repository>http://home.arcor.de/amnonssecondpaldorepo/</repository>%' /etc/upkg.conf

to install wxdownload fast use this command:

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upkg-build wxdfast