August 4, 2011 · General · (No comments)

PeaZip is a cross platform, desktop neutral file and archive manager with strong encryption features (up to AES256). It has full support for: 7Z, 7Z-sfx, ARC/WRC, BZ2/TBZ2, GZ/TGZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, split, TAR, UPX, and ZIP. It can open, browse, extract, and test: ACE, ARJ, CAB, CHM, COMPOUND (MSI, DOC, XLS, PPT), CPIO, ISO, Java (JAR, EAR, WAR), Linux (DEB, PET/PUP, RPM, SLP), LHA/LZH, LZMA, NSIS, OOo, PAK/PK3/PK4, RAR, SMZIP, U3P, WIM, XPI, and Z/TZ. It can split/join files, securely delete files, compare, checksum, and hash files, benchmark systems, generate random passwords and keyfiles, and bookmark files and paths.
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August 1, 2011 · General · (No comments)

This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Ubuntu multiverse repository.

Installing this package will pull in support for MP3 playback and decoding, support for various other audio formats (GStreamer plugins), Microsoft fonts, Java runtime environment, Flash plugin, LAME (to create compressed audio files), and DVD playback.
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July 29, 2011 · General · (No comments)

An indispensable ebook for every Linux administrator!

Instant access to precise, step-by-step solutions for every essential Linux administration task from basic configuration and troubleshooting to advanced security and optimization.

If you're responsible for delivering results with Linux, Linux® Quick Fix Notebook brings together all the step-by-step instructions, precise configuration commands, and real-world guidance you need. This distilled, focused, task-centered guide was written for sysadmins, netadmins, consultants, power users...everyone whose livelihood depends on making Linux work, and keeping it working.
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July 29, 2011 · General · 1 comment

GNOME Split is a tool that allows you to split files and merge them back. It is written in Java and uses a GTK+ user interface (thanks to the java-gnome project). The goal is to offer a native implementation of similar projects which can handle multiple file formats (e.g. Xtremsplit).
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July 28, 2011 · General · 3 comments

‘SheetMaker For Linux' it currently provides the following features:

manually build a list of movie files to be processed.
generate the Moviesheets from the list interactively or in auto mode.
options to create a Thumbgen TGMD file for each movie.
ability to edit Moviesheets and Thumbnails from a TGMD file.
option to ‘Test' changes to Moviesheets and Thumbnails from a TGMD file without committing the changes.
ability to manually add more Covers and Fanarts while editing a Moviesheet.
uses the data from the TGMD file by default, otherwise gets data from TheMovieDB.org, and optionally IMDB.com or Moviemeter.nl (at this stage).
generates TV series/episode sheets using resources from thetvdb.com
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