PLENTY OF users moving from Windows to Linux ask about ways to run their familiar "download accelerator" for Windows on Linux. The good news is that there is a hidden gem for Linux that does the job, is open, and of course, free of cost.
One popular application in the Windows world are download accelerators with "Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) and Internet Download Manager (IDM) among other popular choices. These applications work by opening several simultaneous requests to the same server, and fetching different segments of the file, automagically putting all the pieces together.
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