diff --git a/network/uget/README b/network/uget/README
index f36f64944b..d69d37d419 100644
--- a/network/uget/README
+++ b/network/uget/README
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
+uget (download manager with GTK GUI)
+
 uGet is a Free and Open Source download manager.
 
 It allows for queuing downloads, file type-based classification of
 downloads, and is lightweight.
 
-Optionally, uget can be compiled with support for the optional dependency
-aria2. This is autodetected at build time. You can forcibly disable
-aria2 support by passing ARIA2=no to the script.
+By default, uGet uses curl for downloads. If desired, uGet can use aria2
+instead. To do this, install aria2, then launch uGet and choose "Edit =>
+Settings => Plug-in => Plug-in matching order", and select "aria2". There's
+no need to rebuild uGet after installing aria2: it's an optional run-time
+dependency.
 
-uGet can also be compiled without support for notifications. To do this,
-pass LIBNOTIFY=no to the script.
+uGet can be compiled without support for notifications, since some users
+find them annoying. To do this, pass LIBNOTIFY=no to the script.
+
+uGet can also be compiled without support for gstreamer. This will stop
+the "Sound when download is finished" option from working. To do this,
+pass GSTREAMER=no to the script.
 
 If you're upgrading from uGet 1.x, run "uget-gtk-1to2" to convert your
 old settings in ~/.config/uGet to the format used by uGet 2.x.
+
+The status line at the top of the uGet window is intended to announce new
+releases of uGet, but it's currently "stuck" and claims that 2.0.8 is a
+"new stable release". Upstream is working on the problem; please just
+ignore the status line for now.
diff --git a/network/uget/slack-desc b/network/uget/slack-desc
index 99c42282d6..44da9e455a 100644
--- a/network/uget/slack-desc
+++ b/network/uget/slack-desc
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-uget: uget (download manager)
+uget: uget (download manager with GTK GUI)
 uget:
 uget: uGet is a Free and Open Source download manager.
 uget:
 uget: It allows for queuing downloads, file type-based classification of
 uget: downloads, and is lightweight.
 uget:
-uget: Build options: ARIA2=@A, LIBNOTIFY=@L
+uget: Build options: GSTREAMER=@A, LIBNOTIFY=@L
 uget:
 uget:
 uget:
diff --git a/network/uget/uget.SlackBuild b/network/uget/uget.SlackBuild
index 8ed85fd309..7a09d7e9ec 100644
--- a/network/uget/uget.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/uget/uget.SlackBuild
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Slackware build script for uget
-# Originally written by Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér <mjjzf@syntaktisk.dk>
-# Updated by B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
+# Originally written by Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér <email removed>
+# Updated and now maintained by B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
 
 # Licensed under the WTFPL. See http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/ for details.
 
+# 20180109 bkw:
+# - update for 2.2.0
+# - get rid of ARIA2 variable, since it's become a runtime dep
+# - get rid of --disable-gstreamer, since gstreamer-1.x is in
+#   Slackware these days. Add GSTREAMER variable to disable it.
+# - update README and slack-desc
+
 # 20170827 bkw:
 # - update for 2.0.10
 
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@
 # - don't install empty AUTHORS and ChangeLog
 
 PRGNAM=uget
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.0.10}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.2.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -73,18 +80,17 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
  -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-ARIA2="${ARIA2:-yes}"
 LIBNOTIFY="${LIBNOTIFY:-yes}"
+GSTREAMER="${GSTREAMER:-yes}"
 
-[ "$ARIA2" = "no" ] && ARIAFLAG="--disable-plugin-aria2"
 [ "$LIBNOTIFY" = "no" ] && NOTIFYFLAG="--disable-notify"
+[ "$GSTREAMER" = "no" ] && GSTFLAG="--disable-gstreamer"
 
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \
-  $ARIAFLAG \
   $NOTIFYFLAG \
-  --disable-gstreamer \
+  $GSTFLAG \
   --prefix=/usr \
   --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 make
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ cp -a AUTHORS COPYING README doc/*.txt $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
-sed -e "s,@A,$ARIA2," \
+sed -e "s,@A,$GSTREAMER," \
     -e "s,@L,$LIBNOTIFY," \
     $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
 cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
diff --git a/network/uget/uget.info b/network/uget/uget.info
index 5db3fb723a..407a2e561f 100644
--- a/network/uget/uget.info
+++ b/network/uget/uget.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="uget"
-VERSION="2.0.10"
+VERSION="2.2.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://ugetdm.com"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/urlget/uget%20%28stable%29/2.0.10/uget-2.0.10.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="d18053df44743dc3dc6f6f5838698392"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/urlget/uget%20%28stable%29/2.2.0/uget-2.2.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="0038d6fa33c61b778c35afea914b96e2"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""