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Description
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- Tucan is a free and open source application designed for automatic
management of downloads and uploads at hosting sites like:

- http://rapidshare.com/
- http://megaupload.com/
- http://gigasize.com/
- http://mediafire.com/
- http://4shared.com/
- http://sendspace.com/
- (…)

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Characteristics
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- Written entirely in Python.
- Graphical User Interface written in PyGTK (GTK+ toolkit).
- Multiplatform (GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows…).
- Easy to expand with plugins.
- Lightweight and fast.
- Management of waits between downloads (anonymous access).
- Captcha recognition where needed (like anonymous access to
megaupload or gigasize).
- Management of interchangeable links.

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Plugins
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- http://rapidshare.com/
- Downloads:
- Anonymous access: Available = Yes
- Premium access: Available = Yes

- Uploads: Available = Not yet

- http://megaupload.com/
- Downloads:
- Anonymous access: Available = Yes
- Premium access: Available = Yes

- Uploads: Available = Not yet

- http://gigasize.com/
- Downloads:
- Anonymous access: Available = Yes
- Premium access: Available = No

- Uploads: Available = Not yet

- http://mediafire.com/
- Downloads:
- Anonymous access: Available = Yes
- Premium access: Available = No

- Uploads: Available = Not yet

- http://4shared.com/
- Downloads:
- Anonymous access: Available = Yes
- Premium access: Available = No

- Uploads: Available = Not yet

- http://sendspace.com/
- Downloads:
- Anonymous access: Available = Yes
- Premium access: Available = No

- Uploads: Available = Not yet

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Download
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- Development version (needs subversion):

$ svn co https://forja.rediris.es/svn/cusl3-tucan/trunk tucan

- Stable version:

https://forja.rediris.es/projects/cusl3-tucan/ -> Files

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Installation & Usage
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- Unpack the tarball:

$ tar zxvf tucan-<version>.tar.gz
$ cd tucan-<version>/

- Install Tucan typing (needs root privileges):

# make install

- Uninstall Tucan typing (needs root privileges):

# make uninstall

- Run Tucan typing in a terminal:

$ tucan

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Update Manager
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- Tucan brings some services that sometimes need to be updated and other times
there are new services available.
- In order to update (or install new) services Tucan has a system update, to
activate it the user must go to the Preferences window > Services > Find.

- After an update of services Tucan needs to be restarted.

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Tips & Tricks
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- Before running a new version, it’s recommended to remove the directory
/home/<user>/.tucan/ or C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\.tucan\ if exists.
- The first time you run Tucan (without directory ~/.tucan/), the Preferences
window appears.
- Before running a service, it must be enabled in “Service Configuration” in
the Preferences window.

- Anonymous access to http://gigasize.com/:
- gigasize.com disallows checking links if an active link is already
downloading from this service.

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Links
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- http://tucaneando.wordpress.com/
- http://cusl3-tucan.forja.rediris.es/
- https://forja.rediris.es/projects/cusl3-tucan/