and cURL provide Metalinks for their downloads. XBMC uses MirrorBrain and Metalinks for their downloads.įind that file is a search engine for downloads, and it now spiders Metalinks! Sage, a free open-source mathematics software system, uses Metalink. RGhost, a file sharing site, supplies metalinks for downloads.

Software and source code (perl) for generating Metalinks is also available there.ĭebindex is a Debian archive URL index that creates Metalinks for downloads. Metalink Packages Resources provides updated Metalinks for the Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Linux Kernel,, openSUSE, Ubuntu/Edubuntu/Kubuntu ISOs with more Open Source projects on the way (KDE, Mandriva). If you would like to add Metalinks to your site, you might want to read the Publisher's Guide. Retriever also works on Mac, along with aria2 and Metalink Checker for command line users. It integrates with popular Mac browsers like Safari, Camino, & Firefox (along with 5 others). Speed Download (Mac) is a slick Download Manager with fast downloads & P2P filesharing. Metalink Checker is another excellent command line downloader. There's also Retriever and wxDownload Fast, download managers that can be integrated with Firefox with the FlashGot extension. Binary packages are available for many other distributions. There's also a Windows version of aria2 and Metalink Checker, both excellent command line downloaders, but it may only be appropriate for those comfortable using non-graphical applications.Īria2 can be installed with ' sudo apt-get install aria2' on Debian & Ubuntu. You could also install another web browser, TheWorld Browser, or SmartFTP (no acceleration). (These integrate with Firefox with the FlashGot extension). You can also install a download manager, Free Download Manager (Open Source), wxDownload Fast (Open Source), GetRight, Net Transport, Orbit Downloader, and Retriever work well. Just install DTA, then right click the Metalink for the flavor of Ubuntu you want, and select 'Start link with OneClick!' The easiest way to download with Metalink is DownThemAll! (Cross Platform Firefox Extension, Open Source). If you use Firefox (on Windows, Mac, or Unix). Quick! Download a Metalink client & try it!

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