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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) 
-</​WRAP>​ 
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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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-<WRAP important round center 60%> 
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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) 
-</​WRAP>​ 
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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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