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Kashif Saleem
Asked: 2018-03-05 12:09:06 +0800 CST

How to change default downloader on Firefox

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I want to change default downloader of Firefox because it is very slow. I want to set uGet. I installed uGet downloader, but when I click some download link it start with Firefox's own downloader. What do I have to do?

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The following info is outdated, please see "Update" at the bottom

    You may use the "uGet Integration" extension by Gobinath to replace the default download manager by uGet.

    This extension requires "uGet Chrome Wrapper" package to be installed. To install the package from Gobinath's PPA run the following commands first:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slgobinath/uget-chrome-wrapper
sudo apt update
sudo apt install uget-chrome-wrapper

    Then install the extension from here. Once it is installed, click on the uGet icon and toggle on "Interrupt downloads":
    enter image description here
    (screenshot source: uGet Integration's homepage at addons.mozilla.org)

    Update:

    In 2018, uget-chrome-wrapper has been adopted by uGet team as an official add-on and renamed uget-integrator and so uget-chrome-wrapper is discontinued. Therefore, uninstall uget-chrome-wrapper and install uget-integrator.

    To remove uget-chrome-wrapper, run

    sudo apt remove uget-chrome-wrapper

    To remove Gobinath's old PPA, run

    sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:slgobinath/uget-chrome-wrapper
sudo apt update

    Then add the new PPA for uGet Team by running

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:uget-team/ppa
sudo apt update

    Finally, install uget-integrator by running

    sudo apt install uget-integrator

    Also update the Firefox add-on to version 2.1.2 or later.

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  2. Just install DownloadThemAll Firefox AddOn and enjoy!!!!

    is the fastest and easiest way to download high speed with more segments I even use it on My Mac rather than other downloads software

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