Connecting to a server across the internet is much more secure using SSH. There is a way that you can mount a folder on a remove server using the SSHFS service (based on the SSH File Transfer Protocol). Open terminal and follow these steps: 1. Install sshfs sudo apt-get install sshfs 2. Add yourself to […]

FFmpeg is a versatile tool to encode and convert a multitude of video and audio formats. x264 encodes high-quality video superior to other popular encoders. Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) ships with a version of ffmpeg without libfaac and x264 support because of licensing issues. This means you will need to compile ffmpeg yourself. This guide […]

Easiest way to convert over 100 image formats to PDF is using ImageMagick. To install type in terminal: sudo apt-get install imagemagick Convert image to pdf: convert source.png target.pdf Merge all images in folder to one PDF file: convert *.jpg target.pdf For more info enter convert -man

Gmount-iso is a small tool written using PyGTK and Glade. It allows you to easily mount your cd images. This is a frontend to the mount -o loop -t iso9660 foo.iso /mountpoint command. To install open terminal and type the following command sudo apt-get install gmountiso The application is available from Applications > System Tools […]

Ailurus is an application which aims at making Linux easier to use. Features: Help users study some Linux skills Install/remove some applications which are not provided in the official repository Enable/disable some third party repositories Display information about BIOS, motherboard, CPU and battery Show/Hide Computer, Home folder, Trash icon and Network icon on desktop Configure […]