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Uget download manager; this elderly still works like the best (programming.dev)
submitted 10 months ago by idiocy@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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[–] GustavoM@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Nah, wget is the best.

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

the legit question then is why isn't uget relying on wget

[–] idiocy@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thats a CLI program...

[–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And...?

[–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Hey, i wanted to ask that!

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is Linux, what did you expect?

[–] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This is exactly what I expected and that isn't a good thing to increase market share. The answer to how often the average end user opens a terminal is "no".

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

that's arguable, if there is a "market share" increase but users are not actually empowered nor use solutions that improve the situation for us all, e.g privacy, then what is even the point of such an increase?

I'm not saying everybody installing Linux for the first time should rely on the command line but IMHO being afraid or averse to it is not actually helpful for a deeper understanding and thus improving the situation.

[–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

... and that is why the average user stays an average user.

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

aria2 for me.

[–] idiocy@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago

Thats a CLI program...

[–] Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Would you mind clarifying why? I use File Centipede and it's been working perfect for now.

[–] idiocy@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

I didn't hear about centipede.

[–] Cwilliams@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I just use wget with some bash scripts when neccesary

[–] idiocy@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thats a CLI program...

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

writing wget https://url is that hard?

[–] Frato@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

why not curl? it also supports gopher 😉

[–] mfat@lemdro.id 1 points 10 months ago

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