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2. Downloading

2.1. Downloading an ISO Image

Several download options for Fedora ISOs are available from http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora, including "spins" (special versions targeted at specific audiences) and versions for different processor types. Multiple download methods are available, including direct download from an official Fedora mirror, and torrents. Torrents download data from multiple peers, but require special software (for example transmission or Ktorrent).
The ISO files are large, so it might take a long time to download them, especially using a dial-up modem. If you have a slow connection to the Internet, consider using a download manager. Download managers typically enable you to pause and recommence the download at convenient times and to resume a download that was interrupted.

Example 1. Resuming a download with wget

The linux utility wget can resume interrupted downloads. A command such as the one below will download a Fedora image, and can be executed again to continue the download if needed.
 wget --continue http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/19/Fedora/x86_64/Fedora-19-x86_64-netinst.iso