Category: GNU/Linux

Stuff about GNU/Linux distro, tips and tricks or information

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Howto Convert FLV (Youtube, Google Video) files to AVI in Linux

This howto will show you the shortest way to convert flv (flash video) files to AVI using open source mencoder. To perform the conversion, you just need to type :

mencoder -oac copy -ovc lavc -o video.avi video.flv

What is FLV files?
FLV (flash video files) is a format for delivering video through the internet, it is currently being use by the popular Youtube video sharing service and Google Video. It is possible to obtain this file by using other open source tools such as youtube-dl or from an online youtube downloader VideoDL.org

You can convert the FLV files into other format too. In order to do that, make sure you have all the necessary codecs to perform the conversion. If you’re in doubt, install w32codecs, add this line in your repository to enable w32codecs installation (assuming you use Ubuntu Edgy Eft).


deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ edgy free non-free
deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ edgy free non-free

Now you can use Linux as to do your video encoding stuff without much hassle.
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[tags]linux, mencoder,flv,youtube,ubuntu,flash,encoding,ripping[/tags]

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INSERT : Linux Security and Rescue LiveCD

I’ve tried a compact and useful Linux Rescue LiveCD based on Knoppix. INSERT combine the functionality of network analysis and rescue application in a single LiveCD.

As a rescue LiveCD, INSERT support various filesystem including ext2,ext3,reiserfs,reiser4, jfs, xfs,vfat,ntfs (read write via ntfs-3g), minix,udf,hfs,hpfs,ufs,smbfs,nfs,sshfs and afs. INSERT also supports testdisk and photorec file recovery tool which I’ve reviewed previously.

As for network analysis and security part, INSERT include tcpdump, nmap, ethtool, ettercap, sendip, netcat,wipe, chkrootkit and rkhunter. Refer to INSERT LiveCD website for a complete list of applications

INSERT is compact (59MB) , and it fit straight into business card CD making it portable enough to put in your wallet. Although it lacks end user desktop application, I find INSERT is more useful than Damn Small Linux mainly because it supports more option for connecting to the internet.

Furthermore, I felt having DSL in my wallet isn’t as useful as having INSERT which have an array of recovery tools ready to use when my something happen to my GNU/Linux installations. And for that reason, I’ve ditched DSL from my wallet and replace it with INSERT :p

Download INSERT from : http://insert.cd

[tags]security,livecd,rescuecd,knoppix,security,linux,damnsmalllinux[/tags]

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Gyach Enhanced Yahoo Messenger with Webcam and Voice support for Linux

Ditch gaim if you happen to use Linux and Yahoo messenger on your desktop. Gyach Enhanced is an open source Yahoo Messenger client that support most of the official Yahoo Messenger features out from the box including Webcam support and Voice Chat.

Unlike any other 3rd Party Yahoo Messenger Client, Gyach Enhanced only supports Yahoo Messenger protocol and available for GNU/Linux operating system only.

Among features supported by Gyach Enhanced :

  • Webcam (Receive and Broadcast)
  • Voice Chat
  • Address Book
  • Yahoo Chat
  • Yahoo Mail Alert
  • Yahoo News Alert
  • Mobile Messenger Buddy Group
  • ‘Invisible’ support
  • Spam Protection
  • Themable Smileys


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Howto Install VMWare tools on Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft

One of my friend has prepared a howto on how to install VMware tools on Ubuntu Edgy Eft. I find it interesting because he has never use Ubuntu or any debian-based distro before, yet he has published a quick way to install VMware tools on Edgy Eft.

Considering the fact that I have never use debian before, and this in my first experience on a debian based distro, i did some googling and using the trial and error method, I’ve come to the conclusion that the step below is the best way to install vmware tools 5.5.2 on Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft..

Read his complete post here : Installing VMware Tools 5.5.2 on Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft

[tags]vmware,ubuntu,edgy eft, ubuntu 6.10, linux, debian[/tags]

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Test Drive OLPC Operating system

If you remember back a while ago I wrote about One Laptop Per Child project that aim to produce laptop at a cost of USD100.

The project has been progressing positively since I wrot e about them on my blog. Several prototype has been made and now OLPC association has received its very first B1 laptop machine.

Additionally, OLPC has released XO Laptop operating system images for testing on your machine, the images are specially tuned for emulators can be downloaded from http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OS_images_for_emulation. Here’s some screenshot of the OLPC operating system running on my PC (under VMWare) :

grub olpc

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List partition types in Linux with fdisk

A quick tip, you can find about all partition type in your system by typing “fdisk -l” (as root). For example :

fdisk

With this command fdisk lists partition type in all disks without you having to mount them.

What can you do with these information?
You can use it as a clue to mount your partition. fdisk also list the device name of the corresponding partition thus making your job easier to identify which device contains the data that you want to find.

[tags]tips,tutorial,fdisk,linux,partitions,ubuntu,debian[/tags]