How to install axel on Amazon Linux
Light command line download accelerator for Linux and Unix
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 2.17.14 |
| Amazon Linux 2012.03 | — | — | — | |
| Amazon Linux 2 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 2.17.14 |
Description
Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget clone on byte-critical systems.
Built for Amazon Linux.
Install
axel on Amazon Linux 2, 2023
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install axel
Package downloads require an active GetPageSpeed subscription — one repository for axel and thousands more packages for Amazon Linux.
Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install axel on Amazon Linux?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the axel package with your system package manager.
Which Amazon Linux versions is axel available for?
axel is available for Amazon Linux 2, 2023.