Installing java on linux

Download java binary installation file for linux from java website http://www.java.com

Copy the binary file to /usr/local
#cp jre-6u20-linux-i586.bin /usr/local/

Extract the binary file
#cd /usr/local
#chmod +x jre-6u20-linux-i586.bin
#./jre-6u20-linux-i586.bin

Now you will see jre1.6.0_20 folder in /usr/local/ dir, We need to set system variable, to run the java properly
Setting the system variable for java
#vi /etc/profile.d/java.sh

export J2RE_HOME=/usr/local/jre1.6.0_20
export PATH=$J2RE_HOME/bin:$PATH

#source /etc/profile.d/java.sh

For finding your java version just do;
#java -version
java version "1.6.0_20"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 16.3-b01, mixed mode, sharing)

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Installing HandBrake on Fedora13

Due to some reason Fedora12-HandBrake rpm is not working in Fedora13. So I decided to build the application from source.

Before doing this you must uninstall any previous version of HandBrake.

#rpm -e `rpm -qa | grep HandBrake` 

Installing Dependencies:

#yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools" "Development Libraries" "X Software Development" "GNOME Software Development"

#yum install -y yasm zlib-devel bzip2-devel dbus-glib-devel libgudev1-devel webkitgtk-devel libnotify-devel gstreamer-devel gstreamer-plugins-base-devel

Downloading source code from svn

#mkdir /tmp/vidyadhar

#cd /tmp/vidyadhar

#svn checkout svn://svn.handbrake.fr/HandBrake/trunk hb-trunk

Installing HandBarke from source

#cd /tmp/vidyadhar/hb-trunk

#./configure

#cd build

#make

#make install

Now we are ready to run application

#/usr/local/bin/ghb

Convert video files for an iPod or iPhone

We have installed banshee on fedora. Its time to convert videos which can playable on your iPOD or iPAD. I am using handbrake for the same.

HandBrake is an open soure, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video trans-coder, available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.

Website: http://handbrake.fr/

Features :

• Convert videos direct from DVD
• Convert videos from most multimedia files
• Create videos using a number of pre-defined format templates
• Supports h264, MPEG-4, Theora, AAC, MP3 and Vorbis
• Supports subtitles
• Video filtering tools

To download & install HandBrake on fedora12, just run


#yum install -y desktop-file-utils python yasm automake libtool m4 intltool yasm zlib-devel bzip2-devel glib2-devel gtk2-devel gstreamer-devel hal-devel libnotify-devel webkitgtk-devel gstreamer-plugins-base-devel libmkv-devel libogg-devel libsamplerate-devel libtheora-devel libvorbis-devel faad2-devel lame-devel libmpeg2-devel faac-devel a52dec bzip2 faac faad2 ffmpeg lame libdca libdvdnav libdvdread libmkv libogg libsamplerate libtheora libvorbis libmp4v2 libmpeg2 x264 zlib

#wget http://handbrake.fr/rotation.php?file=HandBrake-0.9.4-Fedora_GUI_i686.rpm

#rpm -ivh HandBrake-0.9.4-Fedora_GUI_i686.rpm

To convert videos, run HandBrake from Application > Sound & Video > HandBrake

Select the "Source" and in "Preset menu" select ipod.