Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex came out today. Help reduce demands on the main server by downloading your version over BitTorrent. Here are links to the torrents for the various versions. If you’re not sure which one to use, you probably want the first one.
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Mp3splt is a Linux program that can break mp3 files into smaller pieces without re-encoding. This is nice for long mp3 files like e-books or for putting language learning CDs onto your mp3 player. Sometimes you only have a few minutes to listen to your language lesson and you’d rather not start at the beginning …
Continue reading Split mp3 Files With mp3spltIf you’re a long time Windows user, you’re probably familiar with RealPlayer. They’ve now made RealPlayer 11 available for Linux. To install RealPlayer in Ubuntu, we’ll first need to download the .deb package installation file. Open a terminal and enter the following command.
Continue reading How To Install RealPlayer 11 in UbuntuFree42 is a free, open source emulator of the HP42S scientific calculator. The 42S is a nice little RPN, scientific calculator that got me through my engineering education. Well, a sharp programmer by the name of Thomas Okken has written this nice emulator that runs on your PC (as well as Macs, Pocket PCs, Palm …
Continue reading How To Install Free42 in UbuntuThis is the 3rd part of my Ubuntu home networking howto. In Part 1 I covered how to configure your home network with static IP addresses. Part 2 was about client and server configuration for NFS file sharing over the network. In Part 3 I’ll show how to automatically mount the shared folders at boot …
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