Installation for GNU/Linux ¶

1. Download the installer (it’s a script for the Bash): http://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/releases/zdl/install_zdl.sh
2. Give the execution rights to the script: chmod +x install_zdl.sh
3. run the script: ./install_zdl.sh
4. The installation is automated and may ask you to install new packages (dependencies) choosing between several options: the recommended option is always the number 1
5. If everything went well, you have finished the installation

Installation for Microsoft Windows ¶

ZDL also works on Windows, but through Cygwin

Installation on Windows:

STEP 1) Installation of Cygwin 32 bit

automatic Cygwin installer (also updater for the emulated system and installer for new packages):
http://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe

We recommend the following mirror: http://bo.mirror.garr.it
Before proceeding with the installation, read the instructions for the step 2

STEP 2) Installation of dependencies

it may not be necessary as the next step includes an automatic (not always working) system that could be able to correctly install all packages requested through the use of apt-cyg. However, we recommend to install dependencies using the Cygwin installer, choosing the additional packages as of step 1.

List of packages to install: wget ffmpeg rtmpdump diffutils nano coreutils vim-common openssl

For some packages it may be necessary to add a Cygwinports mirror: http://bo.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/sourceware.org/cygwinports/

STEP 3) Installation of ZDL

1. save in the folder C:\cygwin (the folder may be located in another device: check also in D:, E:, etc.) the following file: http://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/releases/zdl/install_zdl.sh
2. start Cygwin installed in step 1
3. type the following command: /install_zdl.sh

How to use ZDL on Windows: starts Cygwin and uses ZDL in the terminal started, as described in this guide. You can start downloading with ZDL also from Flashgot of Firefox and from Conkeror performed by MS-Windows: Cygwin starts automatically.

Update ZDL ¶

If a new version of the program is available, ZDL is updated automatically. You can disable automatic updating changing the configuration with zdl --configure.

To update ZDL manually, simply use the -u option (--update).

Manual update can be forced by adding the option -f (--force)

Uninstall ZDL ¶

An uninstall script is available: http://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/releases/zdl/uninstall_zdl.sh.