Extracting Audio from Youtube Videos (.flv files) on a GNU/Linux System

I am not explaining the way to download youtube videos.

Install ffmpeg package if not installed yet. Fire up a terminal and issue this command to install ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
Steer to the folder where you have downloaded the youtube video (the .flv file) and issue the following command (match the command parameter colors with [...]

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National “non-free” Software Conference @ CUSAT

Q0. Why the fuss?
A free software activist and former student at CUSAT, Anivar Aravind was manhandled today (16/11/2008) by the “National free software conference organizers” @ CUSAT with assistance from the states police forces (UPDATE from Anivar: State Police force wasn’t used), for his peaceful protest against the “Novell Sponsorship”. The free software conference is [...]

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Give a MAC look to your Ubuntu desktop

The happy news is I bought a new laptop. It is a Compaq c797, Intel Dual core 2Ghz, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 160 GB Hard-disc, with FREEDOM (who needs Windows anyway). I have installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron in it and named him r0n.
Yesterday I gave him a mac look. This is how I [...]

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GNU/Linux calls you…

This is a post meant for GNU/Linux evangelists. I hope this will help/guide the GNU/Linux volunteers in spreading the message about the freedom and peace of mind of GNU/Linux users across the world and save the mortals from the clutches of evil *DOS. “Oh! people, come and join the world of GNU/Linux. GNU/Linux is the [...]

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East India Company reincarnated…

NOTE:- This post is not just for Indians, but for every men and women who cares about FREEDOM and SOVEREIGNTY.
(1) This company is infamous for the dirty tricks it played to monopolize the market. (Link1, Link 2, Link 3)
(2) This company is famous for its “idiot-friendly” products which claims to be user-friendly dumbofying smart people.
(3) [...]

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Debian GNU/Linux Theme for Nokia 6233

First theme I have ever made for Nokia 6233. It was made using the theme maker tool at zedge.com. Unfortunately they had deleted the creation after one day because the screen-shots were not perfect. I don’t know how to take the screen-shots of the theme (from the phone) or to emulate it or …. . [...]

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Oh! I hate you…..

Yeah! the vampire girl had bitten me again with a tag and I am supposed to bite 5 others. This time the meme is on,
(1) Posting about 5 different characters you hate.
(2) Passing on the tags to 5 different bloggers (muhahahaha)
So, 5 classes of people I hate the most.

Religious Fundamentalists – Nice to see that [...]

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Microsoft is growing (like root)

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics

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In Love with Linux…

At last an Orkut-free post. As per the request of ‘Madhavan sir‘ I thought of posting something related to Linux. So, when I speak about Linux, don’t think that I am a Linux geek. I am a free software enthusiast, and had worked with Linux many times in the past. But, still I don’t think I deserve the name ‘geek‘.
I started my [...]

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