Zatoo

Finally the Linux version of the Zattoo Player (http://zattoo.com/) is now ready for download!

Unfortunately the sound quality is very bad. I don't know if it's a problem with Zattoo in general or a Linux problem

You can get the Ubuntu deb file here (http://files.to/get/450025/58956/zattoo-2.2.8.5376-i386.deb)

How to find the package which contains a specific file or directory

I found the webpage Ubuntu Tips and Tricks (http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3179/) which has some nice hints on how to find the package that provides a file or directory

How to find the package that provides a specific file:
$ dpkg ?S /bin/ls
coreutils: /bin/ls

How to find the package even if it's not installed that provides a specific file:
First you need to install apt-file
$ sudo apt-file update
Now you can look for the packe by
$ apt-file search /usr/bin/jove
jove: usr/bin/jove

Disktype - detect the content format of a disk or disk image

The purpose of disktype is to detect the content format of a disk or disk image.

Install the pakage
$ sudo apt-get install disktype
coreutils: /bin/ls

How to use disktype

Analyzing a CD Image:
#sudo disktype image.iso

Analyzing the first IDE hard disk:
#sudo disktype /dev/hda

Analyzing a CD or DVE
#sudo disktype /dev/cdrom

How to compile CdFly

In my thread How to organize disks with Disk Explorer Pro 3 under wine(http://ralph.n3rds.net/index.php?/archives/185-How-to-organize-disks-with-Disk-Explorer-Pro-3-under-wine.html), I got many replies with other similar tools. One if them was CdFly(http://cdfly.sourceforge.net/).

How to compile CdFly
First you need to download the source or from SVN repository.

Install libraries needed to compile CdFly
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libqt4-dev

Go to the directory with the extracted source and create a Makefile and compile it
$ qmake-qt4
$ make

Now you can start CdFly by
./cdfly

Managing the LCD backlight of your Dell laptop

There is a very good article about how to manage the LCD backlight of your Dell laptop (http://www.berthon.eu/wiki/foss:ubuntu:wikishelf:hal:feisty)

I've tried it out and it works very well.