By default, Mandriva 2010.0 uses the installation DVD as its only software repository which is inconvenient if the server is in a remote location.    1- Therefore we disable the DVD and enable the Mandriva online repositories: urpmi.removemedia -a && urpmi.addmedia … Continue reading →

In this howto we will show you how to install ffmpeg in ubuntu9.10 karmic koala, Both ffmpeg and x264 exist in karmic koala repositories and you can install them from ubuntu software center or by command, but can happen that … Continue reading →

Anounced today the release of Mandriva 2010, it is available in three editions : One, Powerpack and Free, for architectures i586 and x86-64. One and Free can be free downloaded from official Mandriva mirrors and via BitTorrent.  

VLC media player is an open source, free software media player written by the VideoLAN project. VLC is a portable multimedia player, encoder, and streamer supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, and … Continue reading →

WinFF is a GUI for the command line video converter, FFMPEG. It will convert most any video file that FFmpeg will convert. WinFF does multiple files in multiple formats at one time. You can for example convert mpeg’s, flv’s, and … Continue reading →

 OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source open software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. You can adjust openoffice to your needs by adding more … Continue reading →

The USB Linux installation enables you to install a portable Linux operating SYSTEM on a flash drive or USB key no larger than your thumb (thumbdrive). This portable Linux operating system can then be run from any computer that can … Continue reading →

In Linux,for some distributions by default, does not include Microsoft core fonts in its installation (for exemple : Ubuntu), to have them on your ubuntu, you will need to install the msttcorefonts package. The msttcorefonts package include the True type … Continue reading →

Mandriva 2009 spring is the new release of Mandriva, this one come with new updates and run faster than the previous release,  and the boot time is faster than before. In this tutorial we will show you step by step … Continue reading →