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- | ====== JDownloader ====== | ||
- | JDownloader is a powerful Open Source, cross-platform download helper. It simplifies downloading files from hundreds of [[wp>One-click_hosting|One-Click-Hosters]] like [[wp>RapidShare]] and [[wp>Megaupload]], for both premium and non-premium users. | ||
- | **Main features:** | ||
- | * Downloading in multiple parallel streams | ||
- | * Automatic [[wp>CAPTCHA]] recognition | ||
- | * Automatic file extraction | ||
- | * Resolves "protected" links from sites like Protector.to | ||
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- | ===== Installation ===== | ||
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- | ==== Ubuntu ==== | ||
- | === 10.04 Lucid and above === | ||
- | <wrap info>Because JDownloader is written in Java, you need a functional [[..:java-runtime-environment:start|Java Runtime Environment (JRE)]]</wrap> before you can use it. You should prefer Oracle Java, OpenJDK sometimes has problems running JDownloader correctly. | ||
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- | <WRAP important round center 60%> | ||
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- | You will be asked if you want to install the [[..:firefox:add-on:flashgot|FlashGot]] Firefox plugin during the first run of JDownloader. Simply choose "Cancel" to go on without installing it. **It is not needed to use JDownloader** and may be installed anytime you want by yourself. (Data as per 2010-07-23) | ||
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- | - [[:os:ubuntu:package-management:adding-repositories#adding_a_ppa_repository|Add]] the following PPA repository: | ||
- | * ''ppa:jd-team/jdownloader'' | ||
- | - Simply [[:os:ubuntu:package-management:package-management-cli|install]] the following package(s) afterwards: | ||
- | * ''[[apt>jdownloader]]'' | ||
- | - Run a [[http://jdownloader.org/knowledge/wiki/problems/plugin-update|plugin update]]. You need up2date plugins to make sure everything works as expected because the supported hosters are changing their [[wp>Application_programming_interface|APIs]] and forms from time to time. And the corresponding JDownloader plugins have to follow these changes. | ||
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- | After installation, you can start the program by clicking "Applications->Internet->JDownloader”. Or open a terminal and start it via ''jdownloader''. | ||
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- | The main program and its database will be installed into ''~/.jdownloader''. Therefore you don't need root privileges to use its update mechanism. | ||
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- | ==== Windows ==== | ||
- | === XP and above === | ||
- | <wrap info>Beause JDownloader is written in Java, you need a functional [[..:java-runtime-environment:start|Java Runtime Environment (JRE)]]</wrap>. If you don't have a JRE installed, JDownloader tries to install the JRE during its setup.((I personally would install the JRE by myself //before// running the JDownloader setup to make sure you got a clean and up2date JRE)) | ||
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- | **Watch out for the [[http://www.kikin.com/|kikin]] and the [[..:firefox:add-on:flashgot|FlashGot]] browser plugin**. The setup wizard tries to install kikin by default, so uncheck it if you do not want to install it. This may be also important after updating JDownloader. | ||
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- | Additionally, you will be asked if you want to use the kikin and/or FlashGot plugin during the first run of JDownloader. Simply choose "Cancel" to go on without installing them. **Both are not needed to use JDownloader** and may be installed anytime you want by yourself. (Data as per 2010-07-23) | ||
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- | - Simply [[http://jdownloader.org/download/index|download the Windows installer]] and execute it with administrator privileges. | ||
- | - Run a [[http://jdownloader.org/knowledge/wiki/problems/plugin-update|plugin update]]. You need up2date plugins to make sure everything works as expected because the supported hosters are changing their [[wp>Application_programming_interface|APIs]] and forms from time to time. And the corresponding JDownloader plugins have to follow these changes. | ||
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- | ===== Tips and tricks ===== | ||
- | ==== Privacy/security: disable clipboard URL monitoring if not needed ==== | ||
- | You should disable the clipboard monitoring feature if you are handling private data and URLs. JDownloader may copy the clipboard's content/URLs into a logfile if monitoring is active. Just use the icon the GUI provides to enable or disable it: {{:app:jdownloader:jdownloader-monitor-clipboard-icon.png|left: enabled; right: disabled}} | ||
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- | ==== Change download dir and GUI language ==== | ||
- | - To change the download directory, go to "Settings" tab, "Download & Connections->Download directory" | ||
- | - To change used language, go to "Settings" tab, "User Interface->Language" | ||
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- | ==== Configure automatic extraction and merging of archives (.rar etc.) ==== | ||
- | By default, JDownloader tries to merge downloaded multi-part archives and extracts archives. It keeps the original archive files to be on the safe side. | ||
- | * If you want disable the automatic merging and/or extraction, disable the addons which are responsible for this: | ||
- | * "Addons->HJSplit", uncheck "Enabled" | ||
- | * "Addons->JD Unrar", uncheck "Enabled" | ||
- | * For automatic deletion of the original files after successful merging/extraction go to "Settings" tab: | ||
- | * "Plugins & Add-ons->Extensions->HJSplit->Delete archive after merging" | ||
- | * "Plugins & Add-ons->Extensions->JD Unrar->Delete archives after successful extraction" | ||
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- | ==== Reduce resource consumption (Linux, GNOME Desktop) ==== | ||
- | JDownloader's default style is very slow if running on GNOME. If you want to reduce JDownloaders CPU usage, go to "Settings" tab, "User Interface->Style" and choose "Light(GTK)". Restart JDownloader afterwards, it should run //much// smoother now. | ||
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- | ===== See also ===== | ||
- | * [[..:java-runtime-environment:start]] -- JDownload is written in Java, you need a JRE to use it. This article explains how to install it. | ||
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- | ===== Weblinks ===== | ||
- | * [[http://jdownloader.org/|Official JDownloader project page]] | ||
- | * [[uuwiki>JDownloader]] (German) | ||
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- | {{tag>application jdownloader}} |