How To Download and Install JDownloader on Linux Debian

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What is JDownloader ? http://jdownloader.org/

JDownloader is a free, open-source download management tool with a huge community of developers that makes downloading as easy and fast as it should be. Users can start, stop or pause downloads, set bandwith limitations, auto-extract archives and much more. It's an easy-to-extend framework that can save hours of your valuable time every day!

Important :JDownloader depends on Java.It requires Java Runtime Enviroment (jre/jdk) 1.5 or higher.
Installing Java *jre on Debian is a simple process :

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apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-fonts  sun-java6-jre  sun-java6-plugin
How to install :
#1. We need to fetch the install-script (easier that way).

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# wget http://installer.jdownloader.org/jd_unix_0_9.shNow, lets change the permissions for that script and make it executable!

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# chmod +x jd_unix_0_9.shReady,Set,GO!

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start jd_unix_0_9.shTo start JDownloader, run the command bellow:

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$ cd .jd
$ java -Xmx512m -jar JDownloader.jar

Make a menu item for JDownloader:

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sudo nano /usr/share/applications/JDownloader.desktopThen paste the following:

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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=JDownloader
Comment=Download Manager
Exec=java -Xmx512m -jar /home/yourUSERname/.jd/JDownloader.jar
Icon=/home/yourUSERname/.jd/JDownloader.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GNOME;Network;
StartupNotify=True
Save the file using ctrl+o
You now have it in your Application > Internet

Voila!