uGet is an open source and free download manager. It’s available for all major operating systems including Linux. Today uGet team (2 members only, amazing!) announced a new version uGet 2.0.5 with some changes and bug fixes. Let’s see what’s changed and fixed in this new version and how you can install or upgrade in Ubuntu/Linux Mint or Derivatives.
What’s New In uGet 2.0.5
uGet 2.0.5 has the following changes and fixes –
- Save and restore the width of download column.
- Adjust schedule form for large font size.
- In speed limit mode, program adjusts speed when downloading start-up.
- Use filename from RPC request to match category if URL doesn’t contain the filename.
- curl plug-in: use posix_fallocate() to preallocate space for a file on Linux.
- curl plug-in: use SetEndOfFile() to preallocate space for a file on Windows.
- Fix: program crash when simultaneously download > 32 files.
- Fix: Can’t save height of the summary area.
- Add compressed 256×256 icon for Windows 7.
How To Install/Update uGet 2.0.5 In Ubuntu/Linux Mint Or Derivatives
Installing uGet is really easy. You can add PPA, update local repositories and install uGet.
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install uget
If you already have installed uGet 2.0.5 then you can simply update it using apt package manager.
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
