The container format is the heart of any multimedia file because it’s what holds all the audio/video/subtitle and other codecs related data. Now there are a lot of multimedia container formats around but in my experience although they may not …
Read moreHow to Install MkvToolnix (Mkv Container Handler) in Ubuntu?
Avi is a pretty old multimedia container invented by Microsoft. It’s still widely in use and supports few different codes etc but its ability to handle errors or the durability is certainly not that good. I’ve had videos that I …
Read moreFree, OpenSource Avi Repairing Utility – DivFix++ (Ubuntu supported!)
Unless you’re really new to GNU/Linux, it’s highly unlikely that you’ve never heard of Audacity. If you haven’t nonetheless then, Audacity is simply one of the best, free & open source audio editing and recording utilities that comes with cross-platform …
Read moreBest Audio Editor & Recorder for Ubuntu Linux – Audacity
If your Internet connection has a bandwidth limit then having installed a network bandwidth monitor is a must have. Ubuntu’s system monitor can let you monitor networks too but it does not keep a track of the data. Now there …
Read moreExcellent Network Bandwidth Monitor for Ubuntu – NTM
Creating a disc image has its advantageous rather than the usual “copy->paste” methods as it lets us create an exact replica of the source disc. For instance, if you’re trying to make a boot-able copy of say Ubuntu itself, then …
Adobe invented the PDF (portable document format) thus their PDF Reader is perhaps one of the most widely used applications for reading PDF files. But in my experience, apart from all of its features and usability, it’s a PC resources …
Usually when you double click on certain types of executable files such as a script (.sh) or a “.bin” file for instance, then Nautilus (default file manager in Gnome and Ubuntu) lets you run them either through the command-line or …
Read moreHow to Run Executable Files Easily (with root permissions) in Ubuntu?
