If you are using an OS based on the Synaptic Package Manager, you must have noticed by now that when trying to install a new package through Synaptic, it draws in miscellaneous packages that are needed for the program to work. These packages are called dependencies . Yet, you might have not noticed that when [...]
Jun 23
Manipulating subtitles was for many years a difficult task to perform in GNU/Linux Operating Systems. Many steps in the process of ripping, editing and embedding subtitles on a video file were and still are quite complicated. Lots of users still complete many of the above steps using Microsoft Windows or running Windows applications with Wine. [...]
Jun 21
Let’s start with the basics. What is GIMP? GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program Free Software a high-end photo manipulation application that supports creating original art from images; a high-end application for producing icons, graphical elements of web pages, and art for user interface elements; a platform for programming cutting edge image [...]
Jun 13
I have been trying to compare software with other stuff but to my great disappointment I could not find anything that has the complete set of attributes that software does. Really, just think about it for a second or two. You have a computer. A computer is a general purpose machine. On it’s own it’s [...]
Jun 06
Update: This solution still works using Amarok 2.2 under Ubuntu 9.10 Having recently switched from Kubuntu to Ubuntu (from KDE to GNOME if you prefer), one of the first programs that I missed was Amarok! I like keeping up to date with the latest releases, so I decided to go ahead and install Amarok 2 [...]
May 29
A few days ago I downloaded a video file (.flv) from a website. I wanted to convert the video from .flv to .avi (I know it’s not a free format, but I needed to). I searched over the Internet and found out about FFmpeg. FFmpeg is a command line tool used to convert multimedia files [...]
May 24
I think the words “package manager” are of the very first things a new GNU/Linux user learns (and soon appreciates!) when he opens the door to the free software world.. The idea of having the ability to install most of the programs available in the free software market from a simple application is both an [...]
May 24
Update: Since this post tends to get a few clicks and it’s rather outdated, I just wanted to give an update of what am currently using: Oxygen KDE (Firefox Theme) as my theme instead of the KDE 4 and Firefox 3 theme. It’s a new and alive project for Firefox 3.6+. Looks great! Oxygen-Molecule KDE [...]
May 23
We are three individuals with interest in Free Software. Each one of us has a different background in computing.We decided to create this blog so we can share our stories, knowledge and experiences with other FLOSS and GNU/Linux users. Feel free to comment and discuss what interests you. If you want to contribute or write [...]
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