VideoLAN and the VLC development team has released an update “VLC 2.0.5″, for their popular free cross-platform and open-source media player. VLC 2.0.5 is the sixth version of “Twoflower” and a minor update that improves the overall stability of the application. Notable changes in version 2.0.5 include: improved reliability for MKV file playback, fixed MPEG2 [...]
F2FS is a new Linux file system from Samsung that is faster than existing ones when running on flash storage devices,according to Linux enthusiasts this new file system will be great for Android-based systems. The file stystem is targeted at NAND flash memory based devices,hopefully this will mark the return of external SD cards on [...]
The Ubuntu team today announced the release of the first beta of Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.The final version of Ubuntu 12.10 is expected to be released on October 18, 2012. Codenamed “Quantal Quetzal”, 12.10 continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use [...]
PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding any kind of media files, with minimum configuration. It’s backed up with the powerful Mplayer/FFmpeg packages. Originally written to support the PlayStation 3, PS3 Media Server has been expanded to support a [...]
Linux is an “open source” operating system, meaning that it can be modified and distributed freely. Because of this fact there are hundreds of Linux distributions in circulation and Ubuntu is quickly is one of the world’s most popular Linux-based operating system. Ubuntu serves as an affordable alternative to the more popular Windows and Macintosh [...]
LinuxLive USB Creator or LiLi is a free and open-source software for Windows, this software allows you to creates portable, bootable and virtualized USB stick running Linux. LiLi is an all-in-one swiss army knife for creating bootable USB drives for just about any Linux distribution. You can choose an ISO image you’ve already downloaded yourself or use the Download [...]
UNetbootin is a free windows appllication, that allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can either let UNetbootin download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux [...]
BleachBit, the open source system cleaner, cleans the junk on your system to free disk space and to keep up privacy.This app will , delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs,frees cache and discard junk you didn’t know, was there on your system. BleachBit is designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes [...]
VLC, the famous free and open-source multimedia player in Windows and Mac platform now available for Android devices,VLC Beta for android was released today, providing VLC fans to taste(test) their favorite media player on their smart phones. VLC beta for android, “NEON” version works only with devices with an ARMv7 CPU that supports NEON engine. [...]
7-Zip 9.28 alpha version was released today by the developer Igor Pavlov. 7-Zip is a open source file archiver with a high compression ratio,you can use it on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization and you don’t need to register or pay for it. The software supports 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, [...]