[NTLUG:Discuss] Need Distro Recommendation, Please

[Terry]

On 5/5/05, Rick Matthews <k5wls at verizon.net> wrote:
> Stephen Davidson wrote:
> >
> > Faster route for download (If you are in NorthDallas) -- take laptop to
> > Connection Court at Shops at Willowbend, use T1.  Takes about an
> > hour/CD.  Its free.  They just ask that you set up a username/password,
> > so they can track frequency/type of usage (The sponsors are researching
> > whether or not there is a demand for this type of service, and how much
> > of a demand there is). Spousal Unit can shop while you are downloading.
> > Starbucks in vicinity if caffeine fix needed.
> >
> > Atlanta Bread company, Dunn's coffee shop, other locations also provide
> > High speed wireless for free (well, they would prefer you at least buy a
> > coffee from them), with high speed download.
> >
> 
> Steve,
> 
> That's good information for everyone to have, thanks.
> 
> Several years ago I bought a download manager (Net Vampire) for windoze
> and it continues to serve me well. It makes an iso download as easy as
> a 100k download. (Note: I didn't say as FAST as...)  It took care of
> everything overnight.
> 
> Rick
> 
> 

wget or kget are very nice alternatives.
Kget comes integrated with konqueror.
I always switch to konqueror when I anticipate downloading any sizable
file, unless I do it from CL, and in which case, I use wget,  so that
I can pick up where I left off  if for any reason it's interrupted.
Kget is really nice GUI download manager. There's pretty good review
of it in last month's issue of TUX Magazine, ( tuxmagagine.org ).
See: http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000123