{"id":49150,"date":"2025-06-21T16:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=49150"},"modified":"2025-06-21T16:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:45:20","slug":"install-setup-amule-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/install-setup-amule-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Install & Setup aMule to Download ED2K in Ubuntu 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Got ED2K download link, but don’t know how to open it? Try aMule, eMule based app that works in most Linux Distributions.<\/p>\n

ED2K (aka eDonkey2000) is a peer to peer file sharing network. The original project has discontinued, but the popular open-source fork eMule is still alive. As eMule is Windows only app, aMule<\/a> forked it with multi-platform (Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows, MacOS X and X-Box) support.<\/p>\n

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Option 1: Install aMule for general use<\/h3>\n

If you just want to download a file via ed2k link, then open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install amule:<\/p>\n

sudo apt install amule<\/pre>\n
Run sudo apt update<\/code> to refresh cache if package not found. And for choice, you may search and install aMule from either App Center or Ubuntu Software depends on your Ubuntu version.<\/p>\n
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NOTE: aMule is NOT available in Ubuntu 20.04 repository, try to download the package for 18.04<\/a>, or see this tutorial<\/a> instead.<\/b><\/p>\n
Then, launch the tool, click on “Yes” button in pop-up dialog to download server list. Finally, paste the ED2K link in the bottom input box and hit Commit to start downloading.<\/p>\n
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Option 2: Install aMule Daemon for remote management<\/h3>\n
If you want to run aMule silently in the background, e.g., for server use, then manage downloads remotely via web browser or graphical client, then run commands below one by one.<\/p>\n
Install & Setup the Daemon<\/h4>\n
1. First<\/b>, run the command below to install daemon package:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install amule-daemon<\/pre>\n
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2. Next<\/b>, run the daemon for the first time by running command:<\/p>\n
amuled<\/pre>\n
This command will generate .aMule<\/b> folder in user home directory (hidden by default, press Ctrl+H to view if you’re on Ubuntu Desktop), which contains many configuration files as well as Incoming<\/b> and Temp<\/b> folders for downloads.<\/p>\n
To enable remote access, first click edit amule.conf<\/b> file under .aMule<\/code> folder and set AcceptExternalConnection=1<\/b>.<\/p>\n
For server, run the command below to edit:<\/p>\n
sudo nano ~\/.aMule\/amule.conf<\/pre>\n
After editing, use Ctrl+S<\/code> to save change, and Ctrl+X<\/code> to exit.<\/p>\n
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3.<\/b> Then, run the command below to generate remote.conf<\/code> configuration file:<\/p>\n
amuleweb --write-config --host=localhost --password=123456 --admin-pass=654321<\/pre>\n
Here you need to replace 123456 and 654321 with your passwords.<\/p>\n
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After that, you may run cat ~\/.aMule\/remote.conf<\/code> to print the content of the new generated file.<\/p>\n
And, you need to re-edit ~\/.aMule\/amule.conf<\/code> and set “ECPassword”<\/b> value (see the text editor screenshot above) to be same to AdminPassword.<\/b><\/p>\n
4.<\/b> Finally, run command to edit \/etc\/default\/amule-daemon<\/code> file and set a user for AMULED_USER:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/default\/amule-daemon<\/pre>\n
Here I set it to my current user ji<\/b>. You need to replace it with yours (run whoami<\/code> or echo $USER<\/code> to tell), or create one by running sudo adduser NEW_USER<\/code> and use it instead.<\/p>\n
When done, press Ctrl+S to save and Ctrl+X to exit.<\/p>\n
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5.<\/b> Finally, restart the aMule daemon service by running command:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart amule-daemon.service<\/pre>\n
For Debian, you may need to enable it first by systemctl enable --now amule-daemon<\/code>. And, to check its status, use command:<\/p>\n
systemctl status amule-daemon.service<\/pre>\n
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NOTE: If you have firewall enabled (see how to configure firewall via UFW<\/a>), then you need to open:<\/b><\/p>\n