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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
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+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, autoconf-archive
+, pkg-config, gettext, libssl, txt2man }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "axel";
+  version = "2.17.11";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "axel-download-accelerator";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-yC4TL8IXWGEwRXAyeon6QnQa+rT1xL/McLsghjZ4ky4=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config autoconf-archive txt2man ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ gettext libssl ];
+
+  installFlags = [ "ETCDIR=${placeholder "out"}/etc" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Console downloading program with some features for parallel connections for faster downloading";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
+    platforms = with platforms; unix;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+  };
+}