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A great application to watch Internet TV, Miro, has provided the Ubuntu community with instructions on how to install Miro in Feisty Fawn. I’ve used the software for a while now, since it was previously called DemocracyTV Player. It requires a lot of resources to use, but the output is excellent. The best part is the ease of use. I was able to install, open, and subscribe to Pal Van Dyk’s Fast Tracks in a matter of minutes. It integrates with Google Video, YouTube, Bit Torrent, and many different services to allow you to view and save video content and has quickly become a favorite of mine.

I tried and tried getting soundKonvertor to compile in my Ubuntu Feisty Fawn installation, but got stuck with an error I was unfamiliar with:

cd . && make -f admin/Makefile.common configure
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/vmadmin/Downloads/soundkonverter-0.3.4′
Can’t open configure: No such file or directory.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/vmadmin/Downloads/soundkonverter-0.3.4′
/bin/bash ./config.status –recheck
running CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash /bin/bash ./configure –no-create –no-recursion
/bin/bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
make: *** [config.status] Error 127

Well, I gave up and did it an easier way:

I downloaded the .deb from KDE-Apps and am relieved. After right clicking on the .deb and selecting to install the package, it complained I needed a couple of other packages. I was able to install those through the Adept Package Manger GUI interface and then soundKonverter finally installed.

It’s running rather smoothly and creating nice output. Give it a try for yourself.