Top 3 Python Aria2 Projects

persepolis

16 5,994 8.4 Python

Persepolis Download Manager is a GUI for aria2.

Project mention: Password-stealing Linux malware served for 3 years and no one noticed | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-09-12

This is installed by adding a shady repository to your apt sources.list...
How is this a supply chain attack? My official debian repository have never been breached so far.
This is no different from downloading an .exe of a shady website and running it.
Also: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=download+manager... lists:
• uget: https://sourceforge.net/projects/urlget/
• kget: https://apps.kde.org/en-gb/kget/
• persepolis: https://persepolisdm.github.io/
why use "Free Download Manager"? Is this targeting new-comers from windows?

widevine-dl

3 244 0.0 Python

Widevine MPD Content Downloader & Decryptor
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yts-downloader

1 1 6.4 Python

Bulk downloader for YTS movies and subtitles

Project mention: YTS batch downloader | /r/learnprogramming | 2023-05-25

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