What if you want to get the audio file corresponding to one of the HD videos that you like on Youtube? It...1 comment

Earlier I showed how you can use a BeagleBoard XM as a home file server as well as a DLNA server using...2 comments

Default installation of Ubuntu 13.04 has workspaces disabled or one is left with only a single desktop. If you want to enable...0 comments

I wanted to move my Raspbmc installation to a faster SDHC card for my Raspberry Pi, a complete reinstall would be silly,...1 comment

If you have an EFI bios boot enabled computer then updating Ubuntu would leave Grub with the following error: error: symbol not...1 comment

This post explains how to install, uninstall, verify deb packages on Debian or Ubuntu. dpkg is the command that allows one to...0 comments

If your fat32 formatted USB memory stick / hard drive is failing on you and not allowing you to access it. You...2 comments

Installing Apache MySQL, PHP and phpmyadmin on Linux Mint 13 Maya is very easy. You start by installing a small utility called...1 comment

I love multi-tasking and Ubuntu 12.04 allows me to have my way with 4 (2×2) workspaces by default. However, old Gnome allowed...0 comments

You can disable SELinux in Fedora 16 Verne (which is more of an annoyance for several user) by editing the config file...2 comments

Fedora finally took the leap to Grub2 with its latest release Fedora 16 Verne. So, if you want to change the boot...1 comment

If you installed / virtualized Fedora 16 using VirtualBox then you need to install the following packages before installing the guest additions...1 comment

The Fedora Project recently released Fedora 16 (“Verne”), featuring GNOME 3.2, as well as virtualization and cloud enhancements including Aeolus and OpenStack...4 comments

Installation of XBMC Frodo 12.2 in Ubuntu is a breeze. Just get on with running following commands in a terminal and you...1 comment

You love XBMC and can’t live without Subsonic! Then why not get them to entertain you together. I came across this XBMC...0 comments

While there are a host of DLNA / UPNP servers out there with a host of features such as on-the-fly transcoding to...2 comments

Now OpenELEC lets you carry your HTPC with you in your USB drive. OpenELEC (Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center) is a HTPC...0 comments

Google’s latest serving of Honeycomb powered Motorola Xoom, has been warming our hands and intruding few dreams for some time now. The...0 comments

XBMC is a powerful HTPC software that lets you transform your PC in to a multimedia home theater system.The latest release of...4 comments

Earlier I had discussed how you can automate the conversion of MythTV recording to avi or mkv on a MythBuntu system using...0 comments

If you download TV media (series) from the Internet, the episode numbers are all mangled and messed up. But you don’t need...0 comments

Contrary to popular (Windows users) belief, Linux is not the greatest when it comes to handling multimedia. Some Windows users are even...0 comments

This tutorial assumes that you have a working MythTV setup. If you came here looking how to setup MythTV, please look at...1 comment

This is incredible! XBMC+MythTV rock!! I have been trying all kinds of crazy solutions to be able to stream Live TV over...1 comment

MythTV is a great PVR (Personal Video Recorder) software which allows you to turn your computer into a TV server and all...2 comments

I have earlier raved about the capabilities of XBMC, clearly it well suited for Media Center purposes and it’s sleek interface, configurability...1 comment