How to install axel on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL

Light command line download accelerator for Linux and Unix

License: GPLv2+ https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

Availability

Compare package tracks by distribution and architecture. Checkmarks show the architectures available in each repository channel.

Distro	Channel	Version
RHEL 10	Base	2.17.14
RHEL 9	Base	2.17.14
RHEL 8	Base	2.17.14
RHEL 7	Base	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 AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL.

Install

Base RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10

axel on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install axel

axel on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install axel

Frequently asked questions

How do I install axel on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the axel package with your system package manager.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is axel available for?

axel is available for RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10.