Pick the right package
| Distribution | Package | Install command |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, elementary | .deb |
sudo apt install ./xdm-app_<version>_amd64.deb |
| Fedora, RHEL, Rocky, openSUSE | .rpm |
sudo dnf install ./xdm-app-<version>-1.x86_64.rpm |
| Arch, Manjaro, EndeavourOS | .pkg.tar.zst |
sudo pacman -U xdm-app-<version>-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst |
| Anything else | .tar.gz |
Extract and run bin/xdm-app |
ARM64 machines (Raspberry Pi 5, ARM laptops, ARM cloud VMs) use the arm64 / aarch64 packages.
Use apt with ./, not dpkg -i
sudo apt install ./file.deb resolves dependencies automatically. dpkg -i doesn't.
Install step by step
- Download the package from the download page.
- Open a terminal in your Downloads folder (
cd ~/Downloads). - Run the install command from the table above.
- Start XDM from your applications menu (search “Xtreme Download Manager”) or run
xdm-app. - Install the browser extension when the setup window appears.
Replacing XDM 8 (xdman)
XDM 9’s package is called xdm-app. It replaces the old xdman / xdman_gtk packages: installing it
removes XDM 8, so you never have both. A plain apt upgrade won’t switch you over. Install the new
package once as shown above. Your XDM 8 download list isn’t imported.
The tar.gz version
tar xzf xdm-app-<version>-linux-x64.tar.gz
cd xdm-app
./bin/xdm-app
It runs from wherever you extract it. Add it to your desktop’s autostart if you want it running at login.
Wayland and display scaling
On GNOME and KDE Wayland sessions XDM can run as a native Wayland app, which looks sharper on scaled displays. It’s controlled by Settings → Advanced → Native Wayland and takes effect after a restart. If you see rendering problems, turn it off to run through XWayland instead.
System tray
XDM shows a tray icon on KDE Plasma, and on GNOME with the AppIndicator extension installed. Without a tray, closing the window still keeps XDM running in the background to capture browser downloads.
Uninstall
sudo apt remove xdm-app # Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dnf remove xdm-app # Fedora
sudo pacman -R xdm-app # Arch
Settings and the download list stay in ~/.xdm-app. Delete that folder for a full cleanup.