What is aria2?

What is aria2?

Control file format created and used by aria2, a command-line download utility; stores the progress information of a download; not meant to be opened. The ARIA2 file is placed in the same directory as the downloading file and has the same name as the file being download except it has the “aria2” extension appended.

How do I download aria2?

Before we touch base on how Aria2 works, let see how to install it on various Linux distributions:

1. Install Aria2 using Snap.
2. Ubuntu/Debian/Mint.
3. RHEL 8/CentOS 8.
4. Fedora 22 and later versions.
5. Arch / Manjaro Linux.
6. 1) Download a single file over the internet.
7. 2 ) Save a file under a different name after downloading.

How use aria2 Linux?

You can download a torrent in aria2 by either first downloading the . torrent file to your system, or simply passing the link to the torrent file to aria2. In the second case, aria2 will first download the . torrent file to your download directory and then start downloading data.

How do I install aria2 on Windows?

aria2c

1. first navigate to the Github repository of aria2c.
2. then download the aria2-1.35.
3. unzip the downloaded file.
4. create a folder named as aria2 in C:\
5. copy the aria2c.exe file to C:\aria2.
6. add the C:\aria2 to the windows system path by updating the environment variables.

Is aria2c a virus?

As per the information we have the aria2c might be a virus or malware because even a good file might be infected with malware or virus to disguise itself.

What is aria2 plugin?

Aria2 is a command line download utility that supports HTTP(S), FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent, and Metalink download. Aria2 can download the same file from multiple sources and with multiple protocols. Users can add aria2 as a uGet plugin.

How do I remove aria2c EXE?

How To Remove or Uninstall aria2c.exe

1. Or the aria2c.exe was installed using the Windows Installer then to uninstall it Go to System Settings and open Add Or Remove Programs Option.
2. Then Search for aria2c.exe or the software name 7Launcher GTA in the search bar or try out the developer name RealDimensions Software.

How can I speed up my aria2c?

Basic Usage

1. Raise the number of connections per server.
2. Download the same file from more sources.
3. Torrent download. Downloading data using torrents is simple as downloading data via http or ftp. If you alredy have a torrent file which you want to use to fetch your data, simply supply it to aria2 as a command line argument:

What kind of protocols does aria2 download from?

The supported protocols are HTTP (S), FTP, BitTorrent, and Metalink. aria2 can download a file from multiple sources/protocols and tries to utilize your maximum download bandwidth. It supports downloading a file from HTTP (S)/FTP and BitTorrent at the same time, while the data downloaded from HTTP (S)/FTP is uploaded to the BitTorrent swarm.

What does it mean to close a connection in aria2?

Close connection if download speed is lower than or equal to this value (bytes per sec). 0 means aria2 does not have a lowest speed limit. You can append K or M (1K = 1024, 1M = 1024K). This option does not affect BitTorrent downloads. Default: 0 The maximum number of connections to one server for each download. Default: 1

What kind of compression is used in aria2?

Input files can use gzip compression. When FILE is specified as -, aria2 will read the input from stdin. See the Input File subsection for details. See also the –deferred-input option. See also the –save-session option. The file name of the log file. If – is specified, log is written to stdout.

How big of a file can aria2 split?

If SIZE is 10M, aria2 can split file into 2 range [0-10MiB) and [10MiB-20MiB) and download it using 2 sources (if –split >= 2, of course). If SIZE is 15M, since 2*15M > 20MiB, aria2 does not split file and download it using 1 source. You can append K or M (1K = 1024, 1M = 1024K). Possible Values: 1M – 1024M Default: 20M