On 8 June 2014 22:54, Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> wrote: > I'd have the file in 20 minutes or so. The estimate was 4 1/2 hours! I said to > go ahead, and then after about 2 1/2 hours I accidentally aborted it. I'll try > again late tonite.
Hi Doug. Good to hear from you again. If you are using Firefox to download, then I suggest that you add a download manager to it. There are several free ones. They download faster, by splitting big files into chunks and downloading all the chunks at once. Also, they can handle pausing a download and starting it again later on, picking up where they left off. This includes if you lose your connection or something. The one I use is called DownThemAll. It's a Firefox addon and it's free, although they ask for a donation. Go into Firefox. Pick the Tools menu. Pick Addons. Type "downthemall" into the box. It should find it quickly; pick install. Close Firefox and reopen it. Then retry your Fedora download. When Firefox asks you what to do with the file - open, save etc. - there should now be a new option, "download with DownThemAll". Choose this. Typically I find things download 2-4x faster and the extra reliability is a big help. -- Liam Proven * Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk * GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com * Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
