We all know that downloading copyrighted data is illegal. To seed the client, you simply have to click the torrent link to open up Transmission. Sticking with the file sharing motif, Transmission is an outstanding bit torrent client makes for simple torrent management. This application makes transferring files literally as simple as drag and drop.
Ubuntu installation is as simple as apt-get install giver. I have tried to install on both Fedora and Mandriva with no luck. The only downside to Giver (as of this writing) is that there is only a candidate available for Ubuntu. The recipient of the files is warned that a user wishes to send files. When you drag a file (or multiple files) to a user (represented by an avatar) on the Giver window, the files are automatically transferred. It will automatically detect other Giver users on your network. Giver allows you to easily drag and drop files to users on your network.
This is one of those brilliant little pieces of software that, once you start using it, you won't be able to live without. Transkode remedies this by employing a user-friendly interface that makes the complex business of converting multimedia format files as simple as it can be. The problem with Transcode is that the commands can get a bit overwhelming for the average user. Transcode can import DVDs on the fly and record from Video4Linux devices. Transcode has both a graphical and a text-only interface and supports a vast number of formats including DV, MPEG-2, MPEG-2 Part 2, H.264, Quicktime, AC3, and any format included under libavcodec. Transcode is one of the most versatile audio and video converting tools available. Sticking with the multimedia theme, Transkode is a front end for the highly flexible, modular command line toolset Transcode. Floola is simple to use in Linux, as it comes in an executable binary that you can simply copy to the /usr/bin directory and run with the command Floola. Floola offers Photo support, Snarl (Windows only) support, Growl (Mac only) support, Notes, repair iPods, export lists to HTML, language support, lyrics, duplicate and lost file search, artwork support, video support, Google calendar support, playlists, podcast, lastfm support, and more. Floola uses ffmpeg for the conversion process.ĭon't expect Floola to have all the bells and whistles that iTunes has. The only possible gotcha is that before you can add videos from YouTube, you have to install ffmpeg on your Linux box. But unlike some other clunkier applications, Floola does this seamlessly and simply.
With this nifty application, you can download and convert YouTube videos for playback on your iPod. Floola takes music management (in particular, synching iPods) one step further. Floola isn't an open source application, but it does run on Linux (as well was OS X and Windows).