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Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years
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this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2023
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What is a free download manager and why would someone need one?
It's a download client that can pause/Resume downloads, as well as use multiple connections to download files
Like a BitTorrent?
I guess I just don't download that much stuff.
Sucks having your connection drop and having to redlownload the entire thing again. Managers are a fix.
BitTorrent works in chunks basically, or can download it nonlinearly. Downloading from a site in a basic way gets the file from start to finish, the download manager can let you stop it and pick up where you left off, as long as the server you're getting the file from is configured to allow it.
https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix
(Note: I don't use that or any other download manager and haven't since Windows 95, it's linked as example only)