Archive for May, 2008


Converting RPM to Debian Package and Vice Versa

Converting these two major packages has never been easier. In this example we will use RPM package of virtualbox 1.60 (renamed it to test.rpm to make life easier), convert it to debian package and than convert that debian package back to RPM.
Converting rpm to deb: sudo alien test.rpm

Converting deb to rpm: sudo alien -r test [...]

5 Ways to Screencast Your Linux Desktop

Here are five popular ways to capture desktop screencast for Linux
1) Istanbul: Istanbul is one of the more widely used desktop recording software out there. You can download Istanbul from here. Debian and Fedora users should be able to install it from the repo. Istanbul has a very simple interface (or lack of). When you [...]

10 Most Beautiful Looking Linux Desktop.

Over the years I came across many many linux Desktop screenshots, it’s amazing how someone can spend huge amount of time tweaking and customizing their desktop look. Here are some of few linux desktop look I really liked, because of their creativity and uniqueness. They are not necessarily the most beautiful, but they are certainly [...]

Configuring Automated backup with TimeVault

Timevault is an automatic backup utility that takes a snapshot of your current filesystem or directory for pre-defined amount of time, which can be used later to retrieve damaged files or folders. Timevault is in beta stage of development and can be downloaded from https://launchpad.net/timevault. After installation you need to logout and log in back [...]

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