Comments on: Command line download accelerator with axel http://www.mohdshakir.net/2006/09/03/command-line-downloader-accelerator-with-axel Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:47:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mrG http://www.mohdshakir.net/2006/09/03/command-line-downloader-accelerator-with-axel/comment-page-1#comment-20970 mrG Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:01:13 +0000 /?p=49#comment-20970 Just tried axel on the openoffice.org ISO and it was indeed much faster ... because it crapped out at 65% of the file, twice, with no retry, and with no resume, it meant that I had to download that first 65% over again on the second try that just bombed in a different place. So my review: nice concept, unusable implementation. I'd tried prozilla but it wouldn't run under Ubuntu Gutsy for reasons that are not quite clear. Has anyone been successful getting this to work? Just tried axel on the openoffice.org ISO and it was indeed much faster … because it crapped out at 65% of the file, twice, with no retry, and with no resume, it meant that I had to download that first 65% over again on the second try that just bombed in a different place. So my review: nice concept, unusable implementation.

I’d tried prozilla but it wouldn’t run under Ubuntu Gutsy for reasons that are not quite clear. Has anyone been successful getting this to work?

]]> By: shakir http://www.mohdshakir.net/2006/09/03/command-line-downloader-accelerator-with-axel/comment-page-1#comment-1065 shakir Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:24:06 +0000 /?p=49#comment-1065 I was a fan of prozilla until Gentoo mask it (it's not in the stable/tested list) for security reason. But then, yeah, it roxx. Don't forget to install its firefox extensions y'all.. I was a fan of prozilla until Gentoo mask it (it’s not in the stable/tested list) for security reason. But then, yeah, it roxx. Don’t forget to install its firefox extensions y’all..

]]> By: zamri http://www.mohdshakir.net/2006/09/03/command-line-downloader-accelerator-with-axel/comment-page-1#comment-1064 zamri Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:14:33 +0000 /?p=49#comment-1064 Yeah. I agree with Irwan. I have used prozilla for years and it is the best download accelerator for Linux. Best used in console. The GUI frontend is still not very user friendly. at least to me. :) Yeah. I agree with Irwan. I have used prozilla for years and it is the best download accelerator for Linux. Best used in console. The GUI frontend is still not very user friendly. at least to me. :)

]]> By: shakir http://www.mohdshakir.net/2006/09/03/command-line-downloader-accelerator-with-axel/comment-page-1#comment-1060 shakir Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:48:17 +0000 /?p=49#comment-1060 Yup. And don't forget other Linux based downloader such as d4x (Downloader 4 X), and Firefox extensions that integrate them with Firefox, say Flashgot (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/220/) and DownloadWith(https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/27/) to name a few. Yup. And don’t forget other Linux based downloader such as d4x (Downloader 4 X), and Firefox extensions that integrate them with Firefox, say Flashgot (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/220/) and DownloadWith(https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/27/) to name a few.

]]> By: Irwan http://www.mohdshakir.net/2006/09/03/command-line-downloader-accelerator-with-axel/comment-page-1#comment-1059 Irwan Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:52:54 +0000 /?p=49#comment-1059 Aku prefer prozilla :) http://prozilla.genesys.ro/ Why? Simply because the features are so "dahsyat sangat", hehe. Prozilla features: -Supports FTP & HTTP including redirection (ProZilla & ProzGUI). -Resume Supported (ProZilla & ProzGUI). -Complete acceleration: The file will be downloaded as fast as possible as your bandwidth allows if not otherwise specified (ProZilla & ProzGUI). -Unlike certain other download accelerators available for Linux, this really works. -The number of connections that prozilla uses can be specified (ProZilla & ProzGUI). -FTPsearch support now permits fetching Mirror locations and pinging them and selecting the fastest server is automatically done (ProZilla & ProzGUI). -Downloading the same file in parts from several servers at once to increase speed (ProzGUI). Aku prefer prozilla :)
http://prozilla.genesys.ro/

Why? Simply because the features are so “dahsyat sangat”, hehe. Prozilla features:
-Supports FTP & HTTP including redirection (ProZilla & ProzGUI).
-Resume Supported (ProZilla & ProzGUI).
-Complete acceleration: The file will be downloaded as fast as possible as your bandwidth allows if not otherwise specified (ProZilla & ProzGUI).
-Unlike certain other download accelerators available for Linux, this really works.
-The number of connections that prozilla uses can be specified (ProZilla & ProzGUI).
-FTPsearch support now permits fetching Mirror locations and pinging them and selecting the fastest server is automatically done (ProZilla & ProzGUI).
-Downloading the same file in parts from several servers at once to increase speed (ProzGUI).

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