This article describes how to install XDM on any linux distribution.
If you have any outdated version installed already, please remove them completely.
Also remove any directory named xdman under /opt ( open terminal and type rm -rf /opt/xdman and restart your computer )
Installation steps:
Befor doing these steps you should exit XDM if its already running. To exit XDM goto File->Exit from XDM window.
If you are on Windows:
1. Open command prompt from the start menu (type cmd to search in start menu)
2. After command prompt opens, type C: and press Enter
3. Then type cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\XDM" and press Enter.
4. If it shows error like folder does not exists then type cd "C:\Programs Files\XDM"
5. Now type "jre\bin\java" -jar xdman.jar... read more
Mac os X: http://xdman.sourceforge.net/components/mac.zip.xz
Extract the files inside the zip (there should be files like ffmpeg )
XDM 2018 now can be integrated with MS Edge.
Please follow this guide:
Download a zip file containing the browser extension from http://xdman.sourceforge.net/xdm_edge.zip and unzip.**
It should contain a folder named xdm_edge
Open Edge browser
In address bar type about:flags
Select ‘Enable extension developer features’ checkbox under ‘Developer Settings’
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If designed properly Java application can be fast and attractive.
Popular belief is all Java apps are slow and ugly, but with little effort they can be made attractive too.
Just have a look on XDM 2015 Linux/OS X version
i. Browser Integration:
Most of the other download managers uses browser plugins (extensions to be more accurate) to integrate with the browser.
The extension gets installed on the browser and uses browsers api to monitor and capture downloads.
Problems are:
a. For each browser need an extension written for it.
b. Whenever a new version of the browser is released with major changes the extension may become incompatible with the browser.
c. Download managers can provide extensions for only a handful popular browsers only.... read more