{{attachment:metalink_logo.png}} [[http://www.metalinker.org/|Metalink]] is an open standard that harnesses the speed and power of peer to peer networking, FTP, and HTTP within a single click. For increased convenience, it stores the multiple download locations for a file (FTP/HTTP/P2P) in a single metafile with the extension .metalink. This provides reliability in case one or many servers fail. Metalinks can also contain checksums to repair downloads and digital signatures, along with other information. Also see the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink|Wikipedia article on Metalink]]. Wubi, the Windows-based Ubuntu installer, uses Metalinks to download ISO files. [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/|All Ubuntu downloads]] = Software to use Metalink = For an overview of all Metalink-supporting software available, see the [[http://www.metalinker.org/samples.html|official site]] and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink#Metalink_client_feature_comparison|Wikipedia comparison table]]. Under '''Ubuntu''' and its derivatives, you can use [[InstallingSoftware|any method]] to install the {{{aria2}}} package, then from the terminal, issue {{{ aria2c }}} such as, for example, {{{ aria2c http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-desktop-i386.metalink }}} to download the Desktop CD of Ubuntu 11.04. On '''Kubuntu''', you can additionally use [[InstallingSoftware|any method]] to install the {{{kget}}} package, which provides a graphical interface to Metalink downloads. Under '''Mac OS X''' you can also manually download [[http://aria2.sourceforge.net/|aria2]] and do the same. Under '''Windows''', the open-source software [[http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/|Free Download Manager]] supports HTTP and BitTorrent downloads for metalinks. = Ubuntu in Metalink format = Metalinks for all Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu releases are available from http://releases.ubuntu.com/ == 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) == === Ubuntu === * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.metalink|Desktop CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/ubuntu-11.10-desktop-amd64.metalink|Desktop CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/ubuntu-11.10-alternate-i386.metalink|Alternate CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/ubuntu-11.10-alternate-amd64.metalink|Alternate CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/ubuntu-11.10-netbook-i386.metalink|Netbook CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/ubuntu-11.10-server-i386.metalink|Server CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/ubuntu-11.10-server-amd64.metalink|Server CD (AMD64)]] [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/|All Ubuntu 11.10 downloads]] === Kubuntu === * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.10/kubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.metalink|Desktop and Netbook CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.10/kubuntu-11.10-desktop-amd64.metalink|Desktop CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.10/kubuntu-11.10-alternate-i386.metalink|Alternate CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.10/kubuntu-11.10-alternate-amd64.metalink|Alternate CD (AMD64)]] [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.10/|All Kubuntu 11.10 downloads]] == 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) == === Ubuntu === * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-desktop-i386.metalink|Desktop CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-desktop-amd64.metalink|Desktop CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-alternate-i386.metalink|Alternate CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-alternate-amd64.metalink|Alternate CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-netbook-i386.metalink|Netbook CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-server-i386.metalink|Server CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-server-amd64.metalink|Server CD (AMD64)]] [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/|All Ubuntu 11.04 downloads]] === Kubuntu === * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.04/kubuntu-11.04-desktop-i386.metalink|Desktop and Netbook CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.04/kubuntu-11.04-desktop-amd64.metalink|Desktop CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.04/kubuntu-11.04-alternate-i386.metalink|Alternate CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.04/kubuntu-11.04-alternate-amd64.metalink|Alternate CD (AMD64)]] [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/11.04/|All Kubuntu 11.04 downloads]] == 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) == === Ubuntu === * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.metalink|Desktop CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.metalink|Desktop CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.metalink|Alternate CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.metalink|Alternate CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-netbook-i386.metalink|Netbook CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.metalink|Server CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.metalink|Server CD (AMD64)]] [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/|All Ubuntu 10.10 downloads]] === Kubuntu === * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.10/kubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.metalink|Desktop and Netbook CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.10/kubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.metalink|Desktop CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.10/kubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.metalink|Alternate CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.10/kubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.metalink|Alternate CD (AMD64)]] [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.10/|All Kubuntu 10.10 downloads]] == Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) == === Ubuntu === * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.metalink|Desktop CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-desktop-amd64.metalink|Desktop CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-alternate-i386.metalink|Alternate CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-alternate-amd64.metalink|Alternate CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-netbook-i386.metalink|Netbook CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-server-i386.metalink|Server CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-server-amd64.metalink|Server CD (AMD64)]] [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/|All Ubuntu 10.04 downloads]] === Kubuntu === * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04/kubuntu-10.04.1-desktop-i386.metalink|Desktop CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04/kubuntu-10.04.1-desktop-amd64.metalink|Desktop CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04/kubuntu-10.04.1-alternate-i386.metalink|Alternate CD (i386)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04/kubuntu-10.04.1-alternate-amd64.metalink|Alternate CD (AMD64)]] * [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04/kubuntu-10.04.1-netbook-i386.metalink|Netbook CD (i386)]] [[http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04/|All Kubuntu 10.04 downloads]]