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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.

My friend’s ZeroXR and schpenke recommended a nice application called Tunapie when I queried for a suitable application to watch Internet TV and Radio via Shoutcast streams.

Version 1.3 is available for install via the Ubuntu repositories using

sudo apt-get install tunapie

I suggest installing it first, and then upgrading to v2.0

To do that, download the tarball from SourceForge and then extract it.

From the shell’s prompt in the downloaded folder, issue the following commands to finish the upgrade:

sudo sh install.sh --adult
sudo cp tunapie /usr/bin/tunapie


You’ll then find it in the Multimedia folder on your menu.