How to Install and Uninstall axel Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "axel" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install axel on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "axel" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall axel on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the axel package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: axel
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.17.10-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 209
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/a/axel/axel_2.17.10-1_amd64.deb
Size: 53164
MD5sum: 8555c74f98cb3b6ae2e72644e7f1682e
SHA1: 2caa537591a7a0b587b2714fe22f24220a28e7ea
SHA256: 4cd282d36db5d215411ca11c79bb65ec2780ff99693b5a7139f7bf8b69ada84b
SHA512: ec1bd3ac7aba2771652b2914c0ddf47da561c0ed99b42912f2213f21c79dc43582f1d33b508b28d2eb9b91d21cdbf5a2106918273544de424f6b97cdfd724adf
Homepage: https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
Description-en: light command line download accelerator
Axel tries to accelerate the downloading process by using multiple
connections for one file, similar to DownThemAll and other famous
programs. It can also use multiple mirrors for one download.
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Using Axel, you will get files faster from Internet. So, Axel can
speed up a download up to 60% (approximately, according to some tests).
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Axel supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS protocols.
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Axel tries to be as light as possible, so it might be useful as a
wget clone (and other console based programs) on byte-critical systems.
Description-md5: 3bf13d4a8f3cffae63d4bfbb3a04362d