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How to enable Audio Playback Support in Ubuntu 7.10

by Sujoy on January 21, 2008

Here in this tutorial , we are going to install components from terminal. It’s upto you to choose between the terminal method or go for the good old Synaptic Package Manager- Add/Remove Programs. Of the many media players available for , choose the one which suits your sensibilities or tastes, whatever. First, we are going for a GNOME based player. Just go to Main Menu –> Accessories –> Terminal. Now type this in the Terminal.

sudo apt-get install exaile
sudo apt-get install banshee
sudo apt-get install xmmms
sudo apt-get install listen*

But then we all know, Amarok rules as one of the finest KDE based players with rich features and an awesome interface. You can always choose between other GNOME based players like Exaile,Banshee and Winamp Alt. et al. But if you are the man, this is how you install Amarok by typing the following in your Terminal.

sudo apt-get install amarok

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Welcome to the Android Campfire

by Sujoy on January 15, 2008

AndroidJanuary is abuzz with activity in the online world and the Biggies are trying to make more news than their competitors/rivals. Microsoft went gaga over Bill Gates’ last keynote at CES. Macworld has gone live already and all the eyes are driven to the guy in the Black Turtle Neck and Blue Denims. But where has Big GOOG been all this while? It seems the Android Developer Challenge has started getting entries and submissions and the guys at the Open Handset Alliance have organised a Campfire ( like, remember the Open Social Campfire). Android Developers, Googlers working on the Open Handset Alliance and all partners participating in the project are to attend this event on 23rd of January. The official announcement page is here. Interested people need to register for the event by going to this link.

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