Download Large Files

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Download Large Files

Download Managers

You may want to download Linux CDs or DVDs as new versions come out, or other large files, such as music or videos. Downloading large files may take some time, depending on how large they are, and what speed they are downloaded, sometimes more than one internet session. Without a download manager, anything partly downloaded is lost when downloading is stopped. Download managers enable downloading to be stopped and resumed later.

Wget

Wget is a text based download manager, controlled from the terminal.

Wget needs to be installed.

Create a Directory for Downloads

Begin by creating a directory to save downloads in /home/tc (or /home/username), using a normal (not root) file manager or terminal. This will give it the correct owner and group to use Wget as a normal (not root) user.

If you do not Backup /home/tc, you can leave it in /home/tc. If you Backup /home/tc, move it to another directory, or exclude it from backup by adding it to /opt/.xfiletool.lst. If you don't, backup and startup will take a long time.

If you use Backup and persistent home, you can cut and paste it to /home using a Root File Manager, so it is not included in backup.

If you use Backup but not home (and if you use encrypted home), you can cut and paste it to /mnt/sda1 (or other partition) using a Root File Manager, so it is not included in backup.

Change Directory in the Terminal

Change to another directory in the terminal, type:

cd (path and directory)

For example, if you created a new file called "mydownloads" in /home for downloads, to change to that directory, type:

cd /home/mydownloads

For more information, see Change Directory.

Start or Resume a Download

To start or resume a download, type:

wget -c url

For example, to download Tiny Core 2.4.1, use:

wget -c ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/tinycore_2.4.1.iso

Stop or Pause a Download

To stop a download, press ctrl+c.

If you want to stop a download you cannot stop using "ctrl + c", for example, if you have already closed the terminal. Open the terminal and type:

killall wget

Save in Text File

Using wget is easy if you save your commands in a text file, and paste them to the terminal when needed. You can copy the link location from your internet browser by right clicking on the link, and selecting "Copy link location." Then paste it to your text file, and insert "wget -c" in front of it. You can insert a line above that line to change to the directory you download to.

For example, to change to /home/mydownloads directory and download Tiny Core 2.4.1, have the following in a text editor, and copy and paste it to the terminal.

cd /home/mydownloads
wget -c ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/tinycore_2.4.1.iso

More Information

Other options, open the terminal and type:

wget --help

For downloading on other Linux distributions see Download Large Files.

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