cURL is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax. The strong point of cURL is the number of data transfer protocols it supports. Distributed under the MIT License, cURL is free software.
The main purpose and use for cURL is to automate unattended file transfers or sequences of operations. For example, it is a good tool for simulating a user's actions at a web browser.
To Install cURL on ubuntu go to terminal and use this command
sudo aptitude install curl
Gwet
Gwget is a free graphical download manager for GNOME, which uses GNU Wget as a back-end. It tightly integrates into GNOME and Firefox.
To install Gwget on ubuntu use this command in terminal
sudo aptitude install gwget
Alex
Axel is a command-line downloader for unix-like operating systems. Unlike wget, axel includes download acceleration, which attempts to increase download speed by splitting single file in segments.
To install Alex on ubuntu use this command in terminal
sudo aptitude install axel
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