2013-02-05

JDownloader download manager

JDownloader is a very nice download manager:
  • it's a freeware (open source, though with some closed source parts);
  • it's written in Java, which doesn't make it super-fast, but cross-platform instead (runs well on MS Windows, GNU/Linux & Apple Mac OS X);
  • it allows [semi-]automated downloads from a lot of popular websites (i. e.: file sharing/"cloud" services, social networks, photo/music/video hostings etc.; the use of "premium" accounts is also possible).

Custom (manual) installation notes (primarily for GNU/Linux and other Unix-like OS users).
  1. Please install an up-to-date JRE (Java VM environment).
  2. The current major release is called "JDownloader 2". Go to the official download page and select the "Other" version for download.
  3. You should have a single file downloaded (JDownloader.jar). Please put into your favorite installation directory (e. g.: ~/Applications/JDownloader).
  4. Just run it (see below), and it should even auto-update itself!

Custom application launch notes.
  • Here is a sample shell script:
    #!/bin/sh
    cd ~/Applications/JDownloader
    java -Xmx512m -jar JDownloader.jar
    
  • The -Xmx Java option means the maximum allowed runtime RAM allocation (in this example, 512 MiB).
  • You can save it as JDownloader.sh on your desktop, or wherever you like (or even execute the commands manually, if you like).

Custom configuration notes.
  • In case the fonts in your JDownloader setup are displayed too small, you can try changing the configs:
    1. go to Settings → Advanced Settings;
    2. type "font" into the Filter Settings search box;
    3. increase the value of the "LAFSettings: Font Scale Factor" key (e. g., from the default 100 [percent] to something like 150);
    4. restart JDownloader.

P. S. Anyway, please be nice & respect the [copy-]rights of others ;-)

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Last updated: 2018-10-10

Qualcomm Atheros device driver downloads site

Atheros has been acquired by Qualcomm, so currently the drivers for Atheros AR81xx and Lx network devices can be downloaded from Qualcomm Atheros corporate customer portal:
(these URLs seem to be interchangeable).