And those who prefer not to use the download monitor can use the floating window instead – a transparent icon where you can start your downloads by dragging and dropping links onto it.ĭuring our tests FlashGet reached excellent download speeds. The great thing about this monitoring feature is that you can specify the file types FlashGet should be looking for. Bear in mind though that if you use Firefox you'll have to download a separate plug-in. Plus, now it also works with BitTorrent and eMule files.įlashGet can be set to monitor both the clipboard and your web browser in search of downloadable content.

It lets you download multiple files simultaneously and organize them into categories - movies, music, software and even customizable categories. It takes care of all your downloads and automates the process from beginning to end.

Right-click on blank area again -> New -> String -> -> /usr/bin/flashgetģ.FlashGet does all of that, and even more.

Right-click on blank area -> New ->Boolean -> -> true There’s a popular Firefox plugin called Flashgot that can launch download manager in Firefox.However,before install this plugin,we need to do following first:ġ.Open up a terminal window (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and execute: gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/flashget/command '/usr/bin/flashget %s' -type String gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/flashget/enabled -type Boolean trueĢ.Open Firefox and type about:config in address bar,then click “I’ll be careful,I promise!” Ubuntu user can download the deb package and double-click to install,then there should be a launcher “FlashGet” in Applications->Internet menu. Flashget for Linux 1.0.2 has released with BT/7.23 and 64-bit system support.If you used to be a Windows user,you might would like to install and configure Flashget in your Ubuntu machine.

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