{"id":89,"date":"2023-11-29T00:08:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T00:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/introducing-varia-the-brand-new-download-manager-for-linux-users\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T07:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T07:40:52","slug":"introducing-varia-the-brand-new-download-manager-for-linux-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/introducing-varia-the-brand-new-download-manager-for-linux-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Varia: The Brand New Download Manager for Linux Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/giantpinkrobots\/varia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Varia<\/a> is a new, open-source download manager for Linux based on <a href=\"https:\/\/aria2.github.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aria2<\/a>, a powerful command-line download utility.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>As the user interface is built with GTK 4 and libadwaita, Varia looks perfectly in-keeping with other modern GTK apps Ubuntu offers:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Image of Varia\u2019s first release running in Fedora 39<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><p>Of course, it\u2019s 2023 and we all (apparently) live in a world of blazing fast internet connections, where giant files download in seconds, and everything else gets streamed or accessed on-demand.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Are standalone desktop download managers still of value? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In circumstances where you are required to download a large file over an unstable internet connection, or if your system crashes midway through the transfer, most download managers enable the resumption of interrupted downloads. Such a capacity not only conserves time and data but also assists in maintaining stress levels. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In anticipation of the delivery of my Raspberry Pi 5, I utilized Varia to download Ubuntu 23.10 and deliberately shut down my laptop in the middle of the process. When I restarted and launched Varia, the interrupted download resumed from the point it was halted and successfully completed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Though it is worth acknowledging that most internet browsers have now incorporated adequate download management functions, I have found them lacking in the reliability department when compared to dedicated tools. Varia&#8217;s proficiency stems from the Aria2 backend it operates on, custom-designed for tasks of this nature.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>Varia Download Manager is *Super* New<\/h2>\n<p>However, because Varia is a brand new app (it only put out its first release this week) the feature set is a little sparse:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add URLs to download<\/li>\n<li>Download up to 5 files at the same time<\/li>\n<li>Pause or cancel active downloads (individually or all)<\/li>\n<li>Resume incomplete downloads on launch<\/li>\n<li>Total download speed shown in header bar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But for a first release, the basics are covered.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>I don&#8217;t believe integrating advanced functionalities from Linux download managers like <a href=\"https:\/\/ugetdm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">uGet<\/a> is necessary, but a few of the more generally useful ones would be beneficial, such as establishing a download speed limit and providing the ability to prioritize downloads or reorder the download queue.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Regardless, if you have been longing for a sleek, focused download manager to use on Ubuntu, then definitely give Varia a whirl.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><strong>&bull; Obtain <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/io.github.giantpinkrobots.varia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Varia on Flathub<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Varia is a new, open-source download manager for Linux based on Aria2, a powerful command-line download utility. 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