Dec 11, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How to Install Handbrake on Ubuntu 13.10

Handbrake is an open-source tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. For instance you have a movie and you want to convert it to MP4 format for viewing on your phone or other handheld device, then Handbrake is the tool for you. Installation is simple. First add the PPA to your system, type: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases... read more

Dec 8, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How To Read e-books on Linux with Calibre

Let’s face it, e-books is just something that is a need for use by geeks, it allows us to have those thousand page reference books on the computer instead of lugging around the books when you need them. Windows users have it a bit easier reading Kindle and the various other formats out there than Linux users do, but that is less of any issue if you use Calibre. Installation Calibre is in all the... read more

Nov 20, 2013 Posted by newlife007

Opening rar Files in Fedora and Ubuntu

There are many different file compression tools out there, one of them is RAR which is being used more frequently as of late. To open a rar compressed file you will need to install unrar. This is not installed by default and for Fedora but is available via RPMFusion. For Ubuntu nothing extra is needed. Fedora 17/18/19 Installation First let’s add the rpmfusion repository to our installation. Open a... read more

Nov 18, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How To Install ownCloud 5 on CentOS 6

So you want to be part of the “Cloud”, how about your own personal cloud? Enter ownCloud, ownCloud is a free Open Source software, used to setup your own personal cloud for file sharing, Calender, Contact and Bookmark sharing and Personal Audio/Video Streaming. It is pretty easy to setup and manage. In this post I will be using CentOS 6.3 minimal server to setup ownCloud. Install the necessary... read more

Nov 17, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How to Watch Netflix on Ubuntu 13.10

Well everyone else is watching Netflix, how about Ubuntu users? This is possible thanks to Netflix Desktop App available through the PPA. The Netflix Desktop App has updated to version 0.8.0 and supports Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 and 10.04. Installation is simple. Open a terminal and type: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio Now let’s update the repository and install the... read more