Thread: HOWTO: install Gwget and Fireget Firefox extension

Gwget is a very good downloader for gnome. Home page: http://gnome.org/projects/gwget/index.html
Get the latest version here: http://gnome.org/projects/gwget/download.html;
There's a file specific for ubuntu... download it.

Open terminal and:
dpkg -i gwget_0.94-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
The program automatically added in menu -> application -> internet -- download manager


Install Firefox extension:

go to http://gnome.org/projects/gwget/download.html;
download file FireGet 0.5;
open Firefox;
clic menu -> file -> open file and select Fireget-0.5.xpi;
follow the instruction for install as a normal extension and restart Firefox.


Use:
in Firefox, right clic on file to download and chose "Download file with Gwget".

I hope this is useful.

the directions are a bit hazy, pardon, i am an utter newbie.

I don't know easyest way to do this...

The latest file use .tar.gz. So I think you need to edit your how-to here.

-cypher.

The link is broken. gnome.org doesn't work

Originally Posted by mikecomua

The link is broken. gnome.org doesn't work

Try the link to the homepage of gwget. It works. By the way gwget is in the repositories now.

Silvioto, your download links have semi-colon at the end of it! its doesnt work...please edit.

it should be:
http://www.gnome.org/projects/gwget/download.html

Anyway GWGET is on repository. Install using Synaptic.

Edit:

The fireget from the above link are version 0.6 and only support firefox version 0.7 to 1.6. It does not work with firefox version 2.0.0.x

Alternative? Use flashgot instead : http://flashgot.net/getit

Thanks, flashgot works for later Firefox versions, I mean who uses Firefox 1 or 2 anymore, seriously