amarok and last.fm

I was agreeably surprised today when I find that the last version of amarok support access to last.fm but it downloads the lyrics of the currently played track also. This feature is very nice particulary for music fans.

PS: Unfortunately, last.fm is free only for evaluation. You have to pay 3$/month to listen to last.fm

Fedora 11 is now available

Fedora 11 is now available. Many friends of mine have tested it and the first impression are very good. The trend now is to install x64 version in which more packages are available.

To download the new version of fedora, go to this adress :

http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora

And have fun

Grep with option -o

I have discovered a new option today of grep command which is -o
the standard use of grep returns the hole line in a file with correponds to the the pattern.
with -o , grep returns only the matching pattern

how do we have to expect from Fedora 11

I like fedora very much. I always install the last version as soon as it becomes available. However, I am still disappointed with the fact that Fedora (and more generally linux) does not still support many hardware. I think that at this step, linux commuties have to make a very hard work on this field.

In this period, I am finding great problems to install easycap video adapter on linux.

I hope that things will be easier soon.

reinstall grub

Often, when you use windows you will have to format you system because of virus and spyware.

If you are using linux in dual boot with windows, then, grub will be erased and you will not be able to boot to linux.

Fortunately, it is easy to reinstall grub if such situation happens. Just follow these steps:

1. Boot with the installation media (CD/DVD)
2. Choose rescue existing system
3. The system existing will be mounted on /mnt/sysimage
then, execute the following commands

chroot /mnt/sysimage

and then

grub-install /dev/sda

assuming the your fedora system is installed on /dev/sda. You can check this with fdisk -l.



good luck

Start program automatically after GNOME login

It is possible to start your favourite application automatically when loggin.


If you use the gnome desktop then go to system->preferences->personnel-sessions. The figure below will be displayed. You can activate/desactivate the existing software. You can also add the software you want by specifying the path. You just have to click on "add" button and browse the file system and select the needed file.

Note: On version 2.26, you can find this feature in "system->preferences->startup applications"

Rediscover music with rhythmbox

I have using rhythmbox music player for some time but recently I have discovered the feature related to last.fm. Indeed, you can listen to your favorite music on last.fm using rhythmbox.

Last.fm is a site that enables us to listen to our favorite music. The subscription to last.fm is simple and fast.

Why using rhythmbox ?
If you want to listen to your music on last.fm, you have to keep your browser open. Personally, I don't like such solutions. Then, I have used rhythmbox as last.fm player. In the first use, you have to indicate your login information to rhythmbox and then you can immediately start listen to your music.

Simple to use :)

As you can see in the figure below, rhythmbox offer an intuitive interface to play music with last.fm. You can add your favorite radio tag and the click add button. Then, when you click on of the available item , a playlist will be loaded from last.fm and your music will start playing. You will sure find some nostalgic title that will you touch you! Moreover, the album cover will be shown in the left of the screen

Enjoy