Archive for the ‘Linux Software’ Category

Dropbox installation on Linux and a brief review !

Friday, September 12th, 2008 263 views

Updated on: 14 Sep, 2008 at 2:16 PM IST Added Installing Dropbox in Ubuntu entry Here I will provide a brief tutorial on installing Dropbox in Linux. I will be covering the installation in Arch Linux. A how to for Ubuntu will be coming soon when I log on to Ubuntu ;p What ...

FFmpeg - Convert any audio/video format in Linux

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 1,892 views

Converting an audio or video file from one format to another format is a question that every newbie asks about. Problem: How do I convert flv files downloaded from Youtube ? How do I convert rm to mp3 ? How do I extract audio from a video ? How do I convert that friggin quicktime ...

Scrot - A command line screen capture utility

Monday, July 28th, 2008 274 views

Updated on: 31 July, 2008 at 4:06 PM IST Scrot is used to take screenshots of your desktop. Few things that you can do are: Install it: sudo apt-get install scrot (Debian or Ubuntu users) Features and Usage: pacman -S scrot (Arch Linux users, be sure to su before this command) Whole desktop screenshot scrot Select a region on desktop scrot ...

Glipper - Clipboard for Ubuntu

Saturday, March 15th, 2008 151 views

Glipper is a GUI version of clipboard in Ubuntu, with some options and easy to access UI, it really helps a lot Here is how to install it and automatically start on logon. Step 1 (Install the Glipper) Install the Glipper from Add/Remove in Ubunt Step 2 (To make it start on logon) No related ...