http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2009 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:53:25 GMT Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:53:25 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://www.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com/ http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-Windows-7-Sharing-in-VirtualBox-123021.shtml In my last tutorial about VirtualBox (the free virtualization software from Sun Microsystems) I offered a solution to fix the USB support, a problem that I think is fixed now, but... I have recently encountered another issue: sharing folders with a Windows 7 guest machine!

The issue:

So, what's not working? Well, you set the folder(s) in the "Shared Folders" section of the virtual machine's settings dialog and they will NOT appear in Windows 7, like it works with Windows XP.

The solution:

Like many of you out there, I've searched and searched on the Internet for a solution to this issue, which I've also noticed to be quite popular (why should it be? you create something on the virtual machine and you want to save it, right?), and many guides are incomplete or they point you in the wrong direction. Therefore, I present today  a step-by-step tutorial (with screenshots) to this very simple-to-fix issue (you won't believe how simple it was in the end).

For this tutorial, we've used VirtualBox 3.0.6 and Windows 7 Ultimate, on an Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 6 machine. The following steps assume that you do NOT have any shared folders added to your Windows 7 virtual machine. If you already have set the folders, just follow the last three steps!

1. Open VirtualBox, an... (read more)]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-Windows-7-Sharing-in-VirtualBox-123021.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-Windows-7-Sharing-in-VirtualBox-123021.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-VirtualBox-USB-Support-111715.shtml It is actually a known fact that there is an issue with VirtualBox and the attached USB devices that many of us are trying to use in the virtual machine. Here is a real-life example:

I am a 100% Linux user and I have a photo printer that Linux can't recognize. Let's say that I want to print some photos quickly, to give them to someone. I have a Windows installation in a virtual machine just for this reason (sad, I know) and I want to access my printer, which is connected via a USB port. To my surprise, I can see the printer in the USB device list of VirtualBox, but I can't access it (very frustrating). Firing up Firefox and searching on Google for a fix takes too long, because there are many old tutorials that teach you how to modify various files or change permissions, etc. What to do? Well, below is the answer to the endless VirtualBox – USB issue (and it's pretty damn simple too!).

This tutorial was created mostly for my needs, but I am sure that many of you will find it very helpful. Ready?

This is how a default installation of VirtualBox in Ubuntu 9.04 shows the USB devices, and we need to fix it.

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Go to System -> Administration -> Users and Groups...

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Cl... (read more)]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 10:19:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-VirtualBox-USB-Support-111715.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-VirtualBox-USB-Support-111715.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-1-on-Ubuntu-9-04-111105.shtml After our famous "How to Install OpenOffice.org 3.0 on Ubuntu 8.10" guide and because the final versions of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 are out for some time now, we decided to create a new tutorial, about how to install the fresh and improved OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 on Ubuntu 9.04. However, this tutorial will also work for Ubuntu 8.10 and Ubuntu 8.04, but we haven't tested it!

WARNING: Before you start, please make sure that your system is up-to-date!

Any requirements? Well, all you need to get started is Ubuntu 9.04, both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. Follow the steps below!

STEP 1 - Add the OpenOffice.org 3.1 repositories

Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources...

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Enter your password. Go to the second tab, "Third-Party Software," click on the "Add" button, and paste the line below for your Ubuntu distribution...

For Ubuntu 8.04

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

For Ubuntu 8.10

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

For Ubuntu 9.04

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tab... (read more)]]> Sat, 9 May 2009 14:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-1-on-Ubuntu-9-04-111105.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-1-on-Ubuntu-9-04-111105.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Turn-Linux-Into-a-PS3-or-Xbox-360-Media-Server-102831.shtml Turning your personal computer into a media server means that you will be able to play video (AVI, MPEG, MPEG-2, DivX, XviD, MKV, WMV, MP4 or even DVD ISOs or VIDEO_TS folders) and audio files (MP3, OGG, FLAC or WMA) or view your favorite photos (JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF) stored on your PC's hard drive on a big screen TV set or LCD/Plasma high-definition display, via a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 console. The following tutorial will teach you how to set up such a media server, step-by-step, from configuring your PC and gaming console, to installing and setting up the media server software in your Linux box. We've offered two media server installations, so you can choose whichever fits you best.

STEP 1 - Setting up your Linux machine for Media Serving

Set up the PC network connection

You will need to have:

1. Two 10/100 or 10/100/1000 (recommended) network cards;
2. An Ethernet cable (it has to be as long as the distance between the PC and the console).

Assuming you already have a network card on your PC:

· Insert the second network card into an empty PCI slot on your motherboard.

· Connect one head of the Ethernet cable on the second network card and the other one into the gaming console.

· Hit ALT+F2 and type the fo... (read more)]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Turn-Linux-Into-a-PS3-or-Xbox-360-Media-Server-102831.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Turn-Linux-Into-a-PS3-or-Xbox-360-Media-Server-102831.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Enable-Video-Playback-in-Yellow-Dog-Linux-6-1-101664.shtml This tutorial is here for PlayStation 3 users who have Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 installed and want to play various video files on it. I guess that it's already a known fact that Yellow Dog Linux does not include any multimedia codecs which allow you to play most of today's video and audio formats, and trust me that installing them is quite a pain in the neck, but I've figured out a way to install VLC (VideoLAN Client) media player and the necessary codecs for playing AVI, DivX, XviD and other video files.

On the other hand, not only that Fixstars did not set their software repositories properly, but they also offer outdated information about the YDL 6.1 repos, on the official website. Therefore, the first step of the tutorial will help you to properly configure the software repositories and add the required 3rd-party ones so you can keep your system up-to-date and install various applications.

Step 1 – Setting up the 3rd-party Software Repositories.

First of all, we need to fix the existing Yellow Dog repos for YDL 6.1 and then we can add the 3rd-party software repositories. Go to Menu -> Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal...

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Log in as root by typing...

su -

Hit the Enter key and you wi... (read more)]]> Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Enable-Video-Playback-in-Yellow-Dog-Linux-6-1-101664.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Enable-Video-Playback-in-Yellow-Dog-Linux-6-1-101664.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Yellow-Dog-Linux-6-1-on-PS3-100880.shtml Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 operating system for SONY's PlayStation 3, Apple PowerPC G4/G5, IBM Power Systems and YDL PowerStation was officially released by Fixstars on November 19th, 2008. Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 (codename Pyxis) is an operating system for the PPC64 architecture and it is based on the CentOS Linux distribution, a RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) derivative. We decided to create the following tutorial for people who want to install a Linux distribution on their PlayStation 3 gaming consoles. But, before you jump to the installation of this Linux-based OS, please read the warning information (in red) below and all editor's notes throughout the entire tutorial. Also, take a look at the screenshots (at the end of the article) to see how it looks.

What does Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 offer?

· Linux Kernel 2.6.27
· X.Org server 1.4.999 with xrandr 1.2.2
· Enlightenment E17 desktop environment
· Mozilla Firefox 3.0
· GNOME 2.16.2 components
· OpenOffice.org 2.3 (version 3.0 available for YDL.net users)
· Improved Wireless network
· YDL.net GUI (private software repository)
· Bluetooth support for PS3's SIXAXIS controller
· ps3vram: temporary file storage or SWAP using video RAM of Playstation 3... (read more)]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Yellow-Dog-Linux-6-1-on-PS3-100880.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Yellow-Dog-Linux-6-1-on-PS3-100880.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Run-Linux-from-an-USB-Flash-Drive-93316.shtml Ever wanted to have a portable operating system? One that can reside inside a small USB flash drive? In the past, it was possible to run a Linux distribution from an USB stick just like you would have run it from a Compact Disc, but this task was quite hard to achieve. Why? Simply because you had to type a lot of geeky commands in a terminal and if, somehow, you forgot one or typed something wrong, the whole process had to be started all over again. Not to mention that it could take about 1-2 hours to make a bootable USB stick. Therefore, this guide is here to teach you some new Linux magic tricks on how to achieve a portable Linux operating system, in no more than 5 minutes! How? With the help of a great and marvelous tool called UNetbootin.

For this tutorial, we've used Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS and BackTrack 3 Linux distributions, both tested with an 1GB Kingstone DataTraveler 2.0 USB flash drive.

Things you need:

- One of the supported Linux distributions of your choice:

· Arch Linux
· BackTrack
· CentOS
· CloneZilla
· Damn Small Linux
· Debian
· Dreamlinux
· Elive
· FaunOS
· Fedora
· FreeBSD
· FreeDOS
· Frugalware
· Gentoo
&middo... (read more)]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:07:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Run-Linux-from-an-USB-Flash-Drive-93316.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Run-Linux-from-an-USB-Flash-Drive-93316.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-the-Colorblind-Applet-on-GNOME-91323.shtml Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager) and search for gnome-mag. You will see the version number on the 'Installed Version' column.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]I have version 0.15.0, as you can see from the above screenshot. If you have the same or another one, grab the respective version from the following link:http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-mag/OK, so let's get down to business and recompile the gnome-mag package with colorblind support. First of all, it is essential to install some development tools, if you don't have them (most people don't). Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) an...]]> Color blindness, sometimes called daltonism, is mostly a color vision deficiency. Colorblind people can't tell the difference between some chromatic colors and as far as I know there are no tools on Linux OSes that can help them distinguish the hues. I use Ubuntu, and the colorblind applet is part of the gnome-mag package, but for some reason (and I have no idea why) the developers didn't include it in the distro. So, basically, we’re gonna recompile the gnome-mag package, with the colorblind panel applet.The following tutorial was tested on Ubuntu 8.04.1 with GNOME 2.22.3. Anyway, we are interested in the gnome-mag package version, so you should check yours right now! How? Open Synaptic (System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager) and search for gnome-mag. You will see the version number on the 'Installed Version' column.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]I have version 0.15.0, as you can see from the above screenshot. If you have the same or another one, grab the respective version from the following link:http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-mag/OK, so let's get down to business and recompile the gnome-mag package with colorblind support. First of all, it is essential to install some development tools, if you don't have them (most people don't). Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) an... (read more)]]> Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:43:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-the-Colorblind-Applet-on-GNOME-91323.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-the-Colorblind-Applet-on-GNOME-91323.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/OpenSolaris-2008-5-Installation-Guide-84898.shtml The final version of the OpenSolaris operating system was released a few days ago and it brings a brand new Image Packaging System (IPS), ZFS as the default filesystem, and DTrace enabled packages so you can keep an eye on everything and squeeze the juice out of your system. The powerful bash shell is one of the GNU utilities that made their way into OpenSolaris 2008.05, and many other tools from the GNU world. The single LiveCD install image will allow you to take a look at the complete operating system in a matter of seconds. If you like what you see, then you can install OpenSolaris 2008.05 on your computer. So, without any further introduction, here are the installation instructions:Download the ISO image from here, burn it with your favorite CD/DVD burning software, reboot your PC and boot from the CD/DVD-ROM device. Hit the 'Enter' key when GRUB (the boot loader) appears...[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Wait for the CD to load...[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Choose the desired keyboard layout (default is US English) and wait for the GNOME desktop to appear...[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Double click the Install OpenSolaris icon and hit the 'Next' button when the installation wizard appears...[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]You'll arrive at the partitioning screen. By default, the OpenSolaris instal... (read more)]]> Wed, 7 May 2008 06:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/OpenSolaris-2008-5-Installation-Guide-84898.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/OpenSolaris-2008-5-Installation-Guide-84898.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Unite-Windows-and-Linux-With-a-Single-Mouse-Click-78535.shtml After the success I had with my previous tutorial about how to run Windows and a Linux distribution together on the same computer (with a single monitor, keyboard and mouse and no other magic tricks required), I decided to improve the installation method with an extremely easy-to-use one. The idea is the same as in the previous guide, to obtain a single desktop with two completely different operating systems: Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux!So, if you're wondering what do you need to get started, let me tell you that you must have a usable and stable Ubuntu (other Linux distributions will work) computer with at least 1 GB RAM and a modern processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent). These are also the components on which I've tested the following guide! Ready? Excited? Let's go!Advantages of this guide:￭ Much easier installation method￭ Works with any Windows version￭ Less software to configure and installDisadvantages of this guide:￭ No desktop effects! That means, Compiz Fusion will not play nice with VirtualBox in Seamless mode.Step 1: Install necessary software: ￭ VirtualBoxHere's how to install VirtualBox on Ubuntu OS:1. Click the above link and download VirtualBox for your architecture (i386 or amd64). Please notice that on the download page for VirtualBox, you will find packages for many o... (read more)]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:52:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Unite-Windows-and-Linux-With-a-Single-Mouse-Click-78535.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Unite-Windows-and-Linux-With-a-Single-Mouse-Click-78535.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-VectorLinux-5-9-GOLD-Edition-76471.shtml VectorLinux is a lightweight Slackware-based Linux distribution. Among its features we can notice X.org 7.3, Linux kernel 2.6.22.14, a fully customized Xfce 4.4.2 desktop environment, Fluxbox window manager, Jwm window manager, SeaMonkey Internet Suite 1.1.7, Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 and Opera 9.5.0 Beta 1 web browsers. VectorLinux has enhanced Slackware to produce a bloat free, easy to install, configure and maintain operating system that is second to none. Unique technologies include: automatic hardware configuration, unique administration tools and easy software package management via the Gslapt/slapt-get system. VectorLinux is considered to be the fastest, non-source Linux distribution on the planet!This guide is here to teach you how to install VectorLinux on your personal computer. You will need the latest VectorLinux CD, which can be downloaded from Softpedia. When the download is finished, burn the ISO image on a blank CD and reboot your computer in order to boot from the VectorLinux CD.Press ENTER on the first screen:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Press ENTER again on the second screen:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]You will see the VectorLinux setup screen. If you don't use an US keyboard you can select a different keyboard layout from the first option, KEYMAP:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec][tablec][r... (read more)]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:53:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-VectorLinux-5-9-GOLD-Edition-76471.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-VectorLinux-5-9-GOLD-Edition-76471.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-OpenSolaris-73778.shtml Indiana is a Live CD distribution, based on the OpenSolaris source code, which tries to make the installation experience easier, to modernize the look and feel of OpenSolaris on the desktop, and to introduce a network-based package management system into Solaris. It will also have the capability for developers to create their own customized distribution. The following are some of the most important features of the Indiana project:￭ Single CD download, with LiveCD 'try before you install' capabilities￭ Caiman installer, with significantly improved installation experience￭ ZFS as the default filesystem￭ Image packaging system, with capabilities to pull packages from network repositories￭ GNU utilities in the default $PATH￭ bash as the default shell￭ GNOME 2.20 desktop environmentThe first official release will be available in Spring 2008. Until then, here are installation instructions:Download the ISO image from here, burn it with your favorite CD/DVD burning software, reboot your PC and boot from the CD/DVD-ROM device. Hit enter when GRUB appears:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Wait for the CD to load...[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Choose the desired keyboard layout (default is US English) and wait for the GNOME desktop to appear:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Double click the Ins... (read more)]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-OpenSolaris-73778.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-OpenSolaris-73778.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-StartCom-Enterprise-Linux-70796.shtml StartCom Ltd has announced the 5.0.1 update release of their popular StartCom Enterprise Linux two days ago and it brings the latest technologies for any mission-critical server deployments. If you want to try this distribution and don't know how to install it, here is a step-by-step guide on how to achieve that.I always recommend having an empty hard drive for a Linux installation (that means no other operating system on it, no Windows) and you must have a minimum of 10 GB free space for the StartCom EL installation. Great, now let's begin.For this installation, I've used the i386 DVD. Burn it on a blank disc with your favorite CD/DVD burning application, then insert the disc in the optical drive of the computer on which you want to install StartCom EL and boot from it. You'll be presented with a very nice StartCom EL custom made GRUB splash and some options. At this part, I simply suggest you to press ENTER, and wait for the installer to appear.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Select the 'Skip' option when you'll be asked if you want to check the media before installation and press ENTER:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Anaconda (the Red Hat installer) will load and you'll see the welcome screen. Click Next:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Choose your language:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Choose your keyboard... (read more)]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:53:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-StartCom-Enterprise-Linux-70796.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-StartCom-Enterprise-Linux-70796.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Convert-Movies-with-subtitles-for-your-PSP-on-Ubuntu-67806.shtml For this task, you will need Avidemux 2.4 Preview 2. Why? Simply because it has improved support for H.264 videos, that means most of today's HR (High Resolution) movies and HDTV content. Let's say for example that you've recorded a TV show from your favorite HDTV channel and you don't have time to watch it (that's the reason why you have recorded it in the first place) and you are in a rush. What can you do? Answer: Convert it to a format that can be watched on your PSP (PlayStation Portable)! How? Read the detailed guide below on how to achieve this simple task with nothing but free software on a free platform, Ubuntu Linux.I've used Ubuntu Gutsy Beta, the AMD64/EMT64 one, for this guide, to demonstrate to everyone that always ask me: how is Linux on a 64-bit platform? Do you have all the software you need? Well, Linux (Ubuntu, because this is what I have been using for some time now... more than a year) and the whole open source community made a lot of progress regarding the 64-bit platform and I can honestly say that... it works folks!Installing Avidemux 2.4 from SVNUnfortunately, you will have to open up a terminal for this task and copy/paste the following code, in order to install the dependencies for Avidemux:[CODE=0]sudo apt-get -y install automake1.10 g++ gcc liba52-0.7.4 liba52-0.7.4-dev libfaac-dev libfaad2-dev... (read more)]]> Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:52:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Convert-Movies-with-subtitles-for-your-PSP-on-Ubuntu-67806.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Convert-Movies-with-subtitles-for-your-PSP-on-Ubuntu-67806.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-SME-Server-7-2-60923.shtml Based on CentOS 4.5, SME Server 7.2 is a FREE and Open Source network server and gateway Linux distribution, addressed at small and medium enterprises. The following guide will teach you step-by-step how to install the SME Server distribution on your computer.Before we begin, I should warn you that it is required to have two network cards on the computer if you want to use SME Server to operate as a server and gateway. You will not be able to complete the SME Server configuration if you don't have two network cards.If you didn't get a copy of SME Server yet, download it from Softpedia, burn it on a blank CD, and boot your computer from it. Press the ENTER at boot prompt:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Then choose the SKIP option to skip the media test (which is useless and which will take a lot of time):[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Select your preferred language for the installation process:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]And then the keyboard layout (US is the most common option here):[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]The hard drive on which you are about to install the SME Server should be empty. If not, all the data on it will be deleted. So, if you are sure that you don't have any important data on the hard drive, when you'll be warned that the hard disk will be reformatted and any data will be lost, hit 'Yes' to p... (read more)]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:00:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-SME-Server-7-2-60923.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-SME-Server-7-2-60923.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Freespire-2-0-for-Newbies-60236.shtml Not yet in its final version, Freespire 2.0 is a Ubuntu-based Linux operating system that combines the best that free, open source software has to offer. It provides users with the choice of including proprietary drivers, codecs and applications as they see fit.With Freespire, the choice is yours as to what software is installed on your computer, with no limitations or restrictions whatsoever. How you choose to maximize the performance of your computer is entirely up to you. Let's have a look at some features of Freespire: ￭ a community-driven, Ubuntu-based Linux distribution.￭ always made available for free use, distribution and modification, now and forever.￭ powerful enough for the most sophisticated Linux user or developer, yet easy enough for someone completely new to Linux.￭ available with 100% free, open source software or with the option to include legally licensed, 3rd party codecs, drivers and software.￭ it legally supports (or has one-click access to support): MP3, DVD, Windows Media, QuickTime, Java, Flash, Real, ATI drivers, nVidia drivers, Adobe Acrobat Reader, proprietary WiFi drivers, fonts, and so on.￭ it provides free access to the entire Freespire open source application pool using apt-get.￭ it offers optional use of the Linspire CNR (click and run) Service.￭ it in... (read more)]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:07:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Freespire-2-0-for-Newbies-60236.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Freespire-2-0-for-Newbies-60236.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Gobuntu-7-10-59788.shtml Gobuntu is a just like Kubuntu or Xubuntu, a flavor of the Ubuntu distribution that has a very strict set of restrictions on the licenses of code and content. The Ubuntu team stripped off any redistributable and modifiable content in order to apply the Free Software Foundation "rights" definition to everything in the platform. Unfortunately, Gobuntu will not correctly enable hardware components that you can find these days, being created as a "banner" for the cause of software freedom.The installation process of Gobuntu is text mode-based, and it is quite painful for most users, because it will not detect modern hardware, such as SCSI hard drives. So unless you have an IDE hard drive, don't even bother to follow the next steps.If you didn't get a copy of Gobuntu yet, download it from Softpedia, burn it onto a blank CD, and boot your computer from it. Press the "Install in text mode" option at boot prompt:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Then you must choose your language:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Select your location:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]The installer will now detect your keyboard layout. You must press some keys, in order for the installer to detect the correct layout:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec][tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec][tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]The installer will search and... (read more)]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Gobuntu-7-10-59788.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Gobuntu-7-10-59788.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Linux-Symbiosis-Not-a-Dream-Anymore-59314.shtml A quick search on Google for tutorials regarding Linux and Windows interoperability, will reveal a lot of guides on how to install (emulate) Windows on a virtual machine inside Linux or how to migrate from Windows to Linux or how to dual boot Windows and Linux, but what I was really looking for was a way to run Windows and Linux at the same time, on the same machine; sharing the same desktop, working with the applications from both operating systems at the same time, without having a virtual machine window open or God knows what else.So, does your business require for you to work on both operating systems? Why having two monitors, two computers when you can have Windows and Linux running on a single computer like they were born together? Imagine you can open Microsoft Word, write some text and then copy/paste this text in a Linux application, or you can share files between the two OSes or probably you're a web designer and you have to test your websites on both operating systems: wouldn't this be a life saver? Well, today I am happy to announce you that all this is possible and it will take about 30 minutes to setup everything in order to have Windows and Linux running at the same time on your computer and to share all the applications from these operating systems without hassle.I've tested this guide on a Ubuntu machine with KDE... (read more)]]> Sun, 8 Jul 2007 12:29:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Linux-Symbiosis-Not-a-Dream-Anymore-59314.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Linux-Symbiosis-Not-a-Dream-Anymore-59314.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Arch-Linux-59239.shtml Arch Linux is a lightweight and flexible GNU/Linux distribution. It uses i686 and x86_64 optimized packages that offer you an improved performance over other distributions. In today's guide, I'll try to explain you how to install this Linux distribution on your personal computer. First of all, grab the ISO from Arch Linux's Softpedia download page, burn it on a blank CD and then insert the disc in the optical drive of the PC on which you want to install Arch Linux.Once the CD booted, you'll see a welcome screen. Hit enter to boot:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]When the CD loaded, you will see another screen with some options. The most important thing to remember here is the command to start the installation process: /arch/setup. But, before we launch the installation wizard, let's create some partitions with cfdisk.Disk partitioning with cfdisk: First of all, you should know how to use cfdisk: - up/down arrow lets you navigate through partitions/free space- left/right arrow lets you navigate through the existing functions- enter key executes a function when selected Now, if you have some leftover partitions on your hard drive, please select them (one by one) and with the left arrow select the "delete" function. Your hard drive is empty (no partitions) now so you can start the partitioning process: Create swap partition 1. Select "New"2. Se... (read more)]]> Fri, 6 Jul 2007 12:19:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Arch-Linux-59239.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Arch-Linux-59239.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Enlightenment-Desktop-from-CVS-58705.shtml Are you a Linux (Unix) user? Are you familiar with Enlightenment? If you aren't, you're probably asking yourselves right now ‘what is Enlightenment?’ Well, let me tell you that Enlightenment is the next generation, lightweight, beautiful, eye candy, powerful desktop environment for the Linux operating system. However, there are two versions of Enlightenment, DR16 and DR17, the latter being still in development. Today's guide will teach you how to obtain and install the latest version of Enlightenment DR17 from CVS, with the help of a little smart script that will do everything for you.First of all, I suggest you to take a look at some screenshots of Enlightenment before you install it. If you like it, you can continue with the guide.Unfortunately, Enlightenment requires a lot of development packages. So, open a console and type the following code:[CODE=0]sudo apt-get install build-essential cvs libtool libltdl3-dev automake1.9 autotools-dev libpopt-dev libcurl3-dev libx11-dev x11proto-xext-dev libbz2-dev libid3tag0-dev libpng12-dev libtiff4-dev libungif4-dev libjpeg62-dev libssl-dev libfreetype6-dev bison flex xlibs-dev gettext libimlib2-dev libxml2-dev libxcursor-dev libgtk1.2-dev autoconf pkg-config libxine-dev libxkbfile-dev libsqlite3-dev giblib-dev libxmu-dev libxdamage-dev libxcomposite-dev libtag1-dev libtagc0-dev giblib-dev liba... (read more)]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Enlightenment-Desktop-from-CVS-58705.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Enlightenment-Desktop-from-CVS-58705.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Elive-Gem-58427.shtml The final version of Elive Linux distribution burst onto the Linux scene yesterday and I thought it would be nice to teach the new users how to install it, because this baby is a keeper, trust me. But first, I think some background about Elive wouldn't hurt anyone. Elive Gem is a Linux distribution based on the heavyweight champion, Debian 4.0 (Etch). However, Elive is built in such a way as to offer recent packages, stability, eye candy, with minimal hardware requirements. It comes with a full suite of software that will encompass almost everything you need for your daily tasks, and if something is missing, you will be able to install it with Automatix2 in no time.So, if you didn't get a copy of Elive Gem yet, go to Softpedia's Elive project download page and download the ISO image. Save it in your home directory, and burn it on a blank CD. Beware though that the ISO image has around 700 MB, so if you have a slow bandwidth, the download process will take some time.When the burning process is over, insert the CD in the optical drive of the computer on which you want to install Elive and boot from it. At boot, you will be prompted to choose your language:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Then just hit enter on the "Default" option:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec] You will be asked to select your desired Look'n'feel:[tablec][row][col][/col]... (read more)]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:50:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Elive-Gem-58427.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Elive-Gem-58427.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-NexentaOS-58021.shtml I've heard rumors about the NexentaOS, saying that it's something "scary" for companies like IBM and RedHat, something very fast; actually, they claim that it's the best Unix distribution to come. But what's NexentaOS, after all? Well, let me enrich your knowledge: NexentaOS is an OpenSolaris distribution that combines GNU software with a state-of-the-art SunOS kernel. Moreover, the whole system runs on a ZFS filesystem (a method of arranging data on computer storage) originally created by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris Operating System.NexentaOS contains software like Apache, MySQL, Perl/Python/PHP, Firefox, Evolution, software update manager, Synaptic package manager, Gaim Instant Messenger, Abiword, administration & development utilities, editors, graphics, GNOME, interpreters, libraries and many others. And the best part of all is that NexentaOS is 100% FREE.NOTE: At this moment, NexentaOS is in Alpha stage, but that shouldn't stop you from downloading it and giving it a try, just like we did.In the following guide, we will teach you how to install NexentaOS on your personal computer. First of all, go to our download page for NexentaOS and get yourself a copy, extract the archive and burn the resulting ISO on a blank CD. Insert the CD in the optical drive of your PC and boot from it.On the GRUB boot loader, just press enter to boot the CD from the ... (read more)]]> Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-NexentaOS-58021.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-NexentaOS-58021.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Zenserver-Installation-for-Dummies-57282.shtml Zenserver is an operating system based on Zenwalk GNU Linux with the goal of being a powerful and fast Linux server.Highlights:￭ 2.6.19.7 Linux kernel with the GRSecurity patch￭ Lighttpd￭ PHP￭ Mysql￭ Bind￭ Postfix￭ Samba￭ WebLua￭ Full development tools￭ and ZSAdmin for effective and simple systems administrationMinimum hardware requirements￭ Pentium III class processor￭ 128 Mb RAM￭ 2Gb HDDThe ISO image has only 260 MB so it should not be a problem for anyone to download it. Burn it on a blank CD when you've finished the download and insert it into the optical drive of the machine you want to install Zenserver on. The installation wizard starts, and you must hit OK to start the partitioning process:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]The hard drives will be detected. Navigate with the arrow keys through your hard disks and with the space key select the disk you want to partition:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Hit edit and you will immediately enter the cfdisk utility. If you've used cfdisk before, this part will be piece of cake. However, if you have no idea how to use cfdisk, follow the instructions below.Hard disk partitioning with cfdiskFirst of all, you should know how to use cfdisk:- up/down arrow lets you navigate through partitions/f... (read more)]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Zenserver-Installation-for-Dummies-57282.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Zenserver-Installation-for-Dummies-57282.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Secure-While-Chatting-Online-57219.shtml Generate Key Pair, enter a desi...]]> Jabber is an "en vogue" chat (Instant Messaging) technology, perfect for small and medium businesses. One of the cool things about Jabber - except for the fact that it's free and open source - is that it can be used on multiple platforms (Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD). Popular chat clients like Pidgin, Psi or Adium have support for the Jabber protocol. Once with the use of the Jabber protocol comes the need for privacy, which leads us to our current guide.In today's tutorial you'll learn how to encrypt your chat sessions, no matter the operating system you are using. For this, we tested the following guide on an Ubuntu 7.04 PC, a Windows XP PC and a MAC OS X 10.4.9. We've used the following applications:- Psi Messenger (Ubuntu/Windows/Mac OS X)- KGpg Key Manager - A very popular gpg frontend for KDE (Ubuntu)- GPG4Win - GPA (GNU Privacy Assistant) (Windows)- Mac GNU Privacy Guard (Mac GPG) - Mac OS X port of GnuPG (MAC OS X)The basic idea for the chat encryption is to create one encryption key that will be used by everybody to encrypt their messages. Ubuntu SetupCreate the encryption keyWe will start with Ubuntu, because KGpg can export the encryption key to a keyserver very easily. If you don't have KGpg installed, you can install it by opening Synaptic Package Manager and search for kgpg. Open KGpg, go to Key -> Generate Key Pair, enter a desi... (read more)]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:49:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Secure-While-Chatting-Online-57219.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Secure-While-Chatting-Online-57219.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Encrypted-Filesystem-in-5-Minutes-57104.shtml Have you ever dreamed of having the ultimate protection for your computer? Of course you did, especially if you have sensitive files that you don't want anybody to see. Well, your dream can come true with the help of an encrypted filesystem. The encrypted filesystem is one that resides on an encrypted disk or partition. There are many methods to create such an encrypted filesystem, but today I am going to teach you an easy method to use an encrypted filesystem to protect your data.There are also a lot of tools to encrypt your filesystem, all free, but some of them have weaknesses. So, I've chosen the dm-crypt (device-mapper crypto target) which provides transparent encryption of block devices with the help of cryptoapi, that can be found in the new Linux 2.6 kernel.We will use a 256-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption, so make sure that your kernel has AES support loaded. Open a console and type:[CODE=0]cat /proc/crypto[CODE=1]I've got the following result:~$ cat /proc/cryptoname : md5driver : md5-genericmodule : kernelpriority : 0refcnt : 1type : digestblocksize : 64digestsize : 16Which is not good! So, if you get the same result, type the following code in order to activate the AES module:[CODE=0]sudo modprobe aes[CODE=1] Now if I type again cat /proc/crypto I'll get the following r... (read more)]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Encrypted-Filesystem-in-5-Minutes-57104.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Encrypted-Filesystem-in-5-Minutes-57104.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/DNS-Hacks-for-Faster-Web-Browsing-55699.shtml What is DNS? Domain Name System (DNS) is like a phone book, but for Internet. DNS translates human-readable computer hostnames, e.g. www.softpedia.com, into an IP address needed by the networking equipment to deliver information. In other words, when you open your browser and type an URL in the address bar , e.g. www.softpedia.com, the DNS server translates that URL into a numeric IP address, from www.softpedia.com to 193.226.140.131. To understand better, type the IP address from the previous example into your browser's address bar and you will see that it will be transformed into www.softpedia.com.Now, if you have a DSL, ADSL, Dial-up or FIOS (fiber-optic service) Internet connection, you must understand that your computer uses the default DNS server(s) from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and if this DNS server is slow in resolving URLs, you (the victim) will see that almost all the web pages that you try to access, are loading slow. So, practically it doesn't matter how fast your Internet pipe is. For example, you can be the proud owner of a 1 Gbps bandwith, but if the DNS servers from your ISP are slow, your web surfing will be slow too.What can you do to fix this? You can call or go to your ISP and complain about this problem, until you get tired probably, or you can continue reading this guide in order to improve your web surfi... (read more)]]> Sat, 26 May 2007 14:39:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/DNS-Hacks-for-Faster-Web-Browsing-55699.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/DNS-Hacks-for-Faster-Web-Browsing-55699.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Change-Ubuntu-Bootsplash-Theme-55237.shtml Actually, this guide is for all flavors of Ubuntu including Kubuntu, Xubuntu or Edubuntu and it will help you to easily change the boot splash of your operating system. I think you should know that this boot splash you see every time you start your Ubuntu OS is named Usplash and is a userspace bootsplash system. Usplash allows you to customize the progress bar, text, logo and the background of your boot splash.





Requirements:

You will need to install some development packages first, so open Synaptic and search for:

gcc
libbogl-dev
libusplash-dev

and install them. Or, if you prefer the "geek" method, please open a console and type:

[CODE=0]
sudo apt-get install gcc libbogl-dev libusplash-dev
[CODE=1]

You will also need the following tools:

SUM - Start-up Manager
Usplash Switch (optional)

Get the deb packages and install them by simply right-clicking on each one, and then go to Kubuntu Package Menu -> Install Package (if you have Kubuntu). In Ubuntu, open a terminal and type:

[CODE=0]
sudo dpkg -i startupmanager_1.0.4-1_all.deb usplash-switcher_0.0.0svn20070519-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
[CODE=1]

Create the background:

This is actually the hard part of the whole process, b... (read more)]]> Mon, 21 May 2007 16:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Change-Ubuntu-Bootsplash-Theme-55237.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Change-Ubuntu-Bootsplash-Theme-55237.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Learning-GIMP-Create-Water-Drops-55096.shtml Dialogs -> Layers and click the "New Layer" button (first button, left bottom corner). On the new layer window, type a name for the new layer (e.g. Water Drop Layer) and click OK. Now that the new layer is created, you can add elements to the image.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Select the elliptical tool (press E key on your keyboard) and draw a little ellipse somewhere on your photo (where you want the raindrop to be). Activate the gradient tool (press L key on your keyboard), hold the CTRL key and with the mouse drag a straight line over the middle of the ellipse you've just drawn. Next, go to the Layers window and select the 'Overlay' mode.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Let's create a nice shadow for the ellipse, by going to Script-Fu -> Shadow -> Drop-Shadow. In the 'Drop-Shadow' window, put the "Offset X" and "Offset Y" options to 3. Then drag the 'Opacity' slider to 70% and hit the OK button. Open again the 'Drop-Shadow' window and this time set the "Offset X" and "Offset Y" options to -3 and drag the 'Opacity' slider to 30%. Click OK.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Go to the 'Layers' window, click on the 'Dro...]]> In today's tutorial you will learn how to create rain (water) drops with GIMP. Open GIMP, drag and drop the photo you want to apply water drops to, go to File -> Dialogs -> Layers and click the "New Layer" button (first button, left bottom corner). On the new layer window, type a name for the new layer (e.g. Water Drop Layer) and click OK. Now that the new layer is created, you can add elements to the image.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Select the elliptical tool (press E key on your keyboard) and draw a little ellipse somewhere on your photo (where you want the raindrop to be). Activate the gradient tool (press L key on your keyboard), hold the CTRL key and with the mouse drag a straight line over the middle of the ellipse you've just drawn. Next, go to the Layers window and select the 'Overlay' mode.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Let's create a nice shadow for the ellipse, by going to Script-Fu -> Shadow -> Drop-Shadow. In the 'Drop-Shadow' window, put the "Offset X" and "Offset Y" options to 3. Then drag the 'Opacity' slider to 70% and hit the OK button. Open again the 'Drop-Shadow' window and this time set the "Offset X" and "Offset Y" options to -3 and drag the 'Opacity' slider to 30%. Click OK.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Go to the 'Layers' window, click on the 'Dro... (read more)]]> Fri, 18 May 2007 15:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Learning-GIMP-Create-Water-Drops-55096.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Learning-GIMP-Create-Water-Drops-55096.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-convert-AVI-to-DVD-54418.shtml Install Package- input your user password when asked and the package will be installed in a few seconds.Now, if you are a geek and you prefer the old method, open up a console and type:sudo dpkg -i devede_2.13-0~getdeb1_all.debGreat! The application is installed and you can find in K-Menu -> Multimedia -> More Applications -> DeVeDe (if you have KDE or Kubuntu) or in Applications -> Sound & Video -> DeVeDe (if you are in GNOME). A minimalistic window will appear when it's first started, click on the first button 'Video DVD'.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Now, you have 2 choices here: either you add more AVI files on t...]]> DVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc, is one of the most popular video formats used these days. The DVD media format can be used to store data or movies with high video and sound quality, the latter being called DVD-Video discs. If you have ever thought of converting your AVI movie collection to a DVD one, with high quality video and audio, then this guide is for you. All you need is DeVeDe, an easy to use software that helps in the DVD creation process, and some multimedia codecs installed on your Linux machine. If you use Ubuntu, I suggest downloading the latest version of DeVeDe (2.13) from GetDeb website and install it as follows:- right click on the devede_2.13-0~getdeb1_all.deb file and go to Kubuntu Package Menu -> Install Package- input your user password when asked and the package will be installed in a few seconds.Now, if you are a geek and you prefer the old method, open up a console and type:sudo dpkg -i devede_2.13-0~getdeb1_all.debGreat! The application is installed and you can find in K-Menu -> Multimedia -> More Applications -> DeVeDe (if you have KDE or Kubuntu) or in Applications -> Sound & Video -> DeVeDe (if you are in GNOME). A minimalistic window will appear when it's first started, click on the first button 'Video DVD'.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Now, you have 2 choices here: either you add more AVI files on t... (read more)]]> Thu, 10 May 2007 14:21:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-convert-AVI-to-DVD-54418.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-convert-AVI-to-DVD-54418.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Convert-DVD-Video-to-AVI-with-Avidemux-54002.shtml Open' and search for your DVD-Video folder that you've just copied to your hard drive.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]You should know some things about the f...]]> Let's say you have a DVD camcorder, you've recorded some important events and now you want to convert them into AVI format. What are you going to do? The following guide will teach you how to achieve this task in a few minutes (except the conversion process, which is done automatically and takes between 30 minutes and 1 ½ hours, depending on how fast your computer is and the video codec used). The following guide can also be applied to DVD-Video movies.Needed toolsBefore you start, copy the DVD-Video to your hard drive. Now, you need to install Avidemux (2.3.0 is the latest stable version), which is one of the fastest and best video editors/converters you will find these days (did I mention FREE?), and of course all the multimedia codecs. I guess you have Automatix2 installed; if not please take a look here. Open Automatix2, go to 'Codecs and Plugins' and check the following:- AUD-DVD Codecs- MPlayer and FF plugin- Multimedia Codecsthen go to 'Media Players and Editors' and check Avidemux. Click the 'Start' button and let Automatix2 do its job, you will know when everything was installed and you can close it.Open your DVD in AvidemuxOpen Avidemux, go to 'File -> Open' and search for your DVD-Video folder that you've just copied to your hard drive.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]You should know some things about the f... (read more)]]> Sun, 6 May 2007 13:40:00 GMT Softpedia News - Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Convert-DVD-Video-to-AVI-with-Avidemux-54002.shtml Other Tips, Tricks and Tutorials http://news.softpedia.com/news/Convert-DVD-Video-to-AVI-with-Avidemux-54002.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor)