type the distro you use and is and let your keyboard finish it
Debian repos is few versions behind the scenes in Hollywood movies in striped pyjamas Golden Balls.
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Open source alternative to Internet Download Manager
I am using uGet with aria2c. Working great for years. I also supports capturing links from browsers via extension for both chromium based and firebox browsers.
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Which DE for my parent's laptop (old Lenovo IdeaPad)? Wayland or X11?
I would suggest go with LMDE. It is based on Debian 12 with latest Cinnamon DE. It would be resemble with Windows 90% of the time.
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For those using IDM, consider File Centipede (Also available on Linux)
After switching to Linux I use uget and tried xdm for sometime. Would be nice to try something new!
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