Linux Audio Player, which one do you like
2007-07-12 12:09:00
Music, for some people is an important thing in their life. Just like me who always listen to the music almost everyday. So, if my computer doesn't have something to play music it would be boring. That's audio player what for.In Linux
, there's so many audio player out there. From console-based until the one that using GUI. From so many audio player out there, there's only 3 program that can steal my attention. Amarok, XMMS, and Audacious is name of those program. And now i will share my experience after using those application. FYI, i'm using Alsa as sound driver for my computer.First, i'd like to comment about XMMS. This is winamp-like audio player in linux. It has almost same feature as winamp. And my favourite feature from XMMS is it can use winamp skins. So, i can use my favourite Hinata skins in XMMS. Another advantage of using this apps is if the music files is located on network and has been disconnected, it just play the next music in playlist. So, you don't have to worr
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Simple Guide to Compile Kernel
2007-07-11 22:23:00
Now, i'd like to show to make your own linux kernel image. First, you may ask yourself why must make my own kernel? If we compile a kernel, we can customize it so it can match with our need. Like if we need a kernel that support SKAS3 for have fun with UML .Here's step by step to make your own kernel image :You must download a kernel source. You can download it from here. Choose the version you like (eg. newest version).If you need some patch for your kernel you must find its patch file. Just search it at google. :DPrepare your system for compiling a kernel. Your system must have a gcc an other libray such as ncurses, qt, and many other. If you're using debian, just type apt-get install build-essential. This will install package that your system need to compile a kernel.After getting kernel source you want, extract it at specific directory. In this case i extract it in /usr/src. And then in those folder must be exist e directory named same as your kernel source. Example command :cd
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Enable Sound in Iceweasel
2007-07-07 04:02:00
Debian users should know that Firefox package in Debian has changed its name to Iceweasel. There is no big difference between Iceweasel and Firefox. FYI, Iceweasel was created for free Firefox's Addons. So, non-free addons cannot installed.Unlike Firefox, by default Iceweasel cannot play sound. At first, i hink this is a bug. But after some research on internet, i found that we can play sound to in Iceweasel. I just open file /etc/iceweasel/iceweaselrc (the file may be located in different folder in other distribution) and change option ICEWEASEL_DSP=aoss.Before you restart your Iceweasel, make sure that package alsa-oss has been installed in your system. After you restart Iceweasel, try open website like youtube.com and play some file. Check that the sound is playing.
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How to clean BlueFantasy (.scr) virus
2007-07-05 11:53:00
Not so long ago, my computer at laboratory had been infected by some unknown virus
. The only thing i know about that virus that it infects your root directory in each drive in your computer. It creates files named same as folders that exist in that directory with extension.scr. It also hidden those folder so we thought that those folders has been missing. After all this virus not so destructive, but it's very annoying. The most annoying part is Symantec, antivirus which used by my computer hasn't detect it as a virus. So how do i remove it and restore my computer back to its original state?Luckily i have a computer that running linux. I can manually deletes the .scr file, Autorun.inf, thumbs.com, and thumbs.[space 3x]db. After that i think it's finished. But, there's other thing that still bugging me. There's an annoying message each time i want to log on. Hidden folder also still has not shown yet and i cannot change option to show hidden files in Folder Option. Everytime i chan
Looking for FlashGet in Linux? Try D4X
2007-07-14 11:30:00
Downloading some file is activity that almost always we do when using internet. We can download many thing from there. And for having faster download speed, sometimes we can use download manager. By using that apps, we can split our download, pause, and resume it. That's why i love using it than browser.In Windows, I'm always using FlashGet
as download manager. It's features and user-friendliness make me impressed.Besides, FlashGet is my first try. After migrating to Linux
, i'm trying to find download manager that has same functionality as FlashGet. At first, i try KGet, KDE default download manager. My first impression about KGet is not user-friendly. I'm having difficulty in setting proxy and pause-resume download. It always retry if i try to resume paused download. I don't know why they give it resume button if it can't resume paused download.After that, i try using Aria. This time, it doesn't have a good user interface. And automatically doesn't have good interaction with
KBFX, Windows-like Start Menu For KDE
2007-07-13 06:21:00
If you use KDE as your desktop manager, you must know about little square that i call Start
Menu in windows. In KDE they called it KMenu. It has same function as Start menu, for displaying almost all of applications in that computer. Big difference between KMenu and Start Menu of course its interface. By default KMenu's size is bigger than Start Menu. For some people like me who want wide view form their desktop, that size of KMenu maybe not their style.Actually you can increase and decrease the size of KPanel (panel where KMenu docked). Of course it can make your desktop look wider. For some people this solve their problem. But if you want another look, you can try KBFX. Its function is same as KMenu. But with different look.That's a brief look to my KBFX. Look at the one that circled red. It's the KBFX button. It's just like Start menu in Windows
, isn't it. My favourite part from KBFX is that it can use many themes that can be downloaded for free. At the picture above i'm using
Wanna Play .rmvb or any other Codecs in Linux?
2007-07-17 10:01:00
I love to watch some japanese anime. Like Death Note, Devil May Cry, and many more. I usually see it at my campus laboratory. :D. Don't angry at me. I only doing it when there's nothing to do or not in a good mood. Me and my friends get its files from the internet. Of course there's many types of files out there. Usually, it has avi, mkv, or rmvb extension in its names. After get the files, then how we will watch it?If i'm using Windows, i'd love to install Satsuki Decoder. If you install this application you can watch almost any video format you have. This installer contain library to load video codec and a Windows Media Player Classic to play the video."Hey, that's Windows. My computer is Linux
, bro". Don't worry. We can do that in Linux. Here's a little tips for you. First, you must download video codec to enable your player to play the video. You can get it from here or download debian packages (win32codecs) files from here.After your download finish, extract the compres
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