Installation Guide: Fedora 8 Desktop (a.k.a. The Perfect Desktop) - Page 9

14.3.3 K3B

Homepage: http://www.k3b.org/

K3B is a burning suite with a lot of features.

If you want to use K3B, install the following packages:

• k3b
• k3b-extras-nonfree
• transcode
• normalize
• vcdimager

14.3.4 Skype

Homepage: http://www.skype.com/

Skype is a software for internet telephony, instant messaging etc.

If you want to use skype, open a terminal and create the repository file (root privileges needed):

gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/skype.repo

Insert the following content:

[skype]
 name=Skype Repository
 baseurl=http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/fedora/updates/i586/
 gpgkey=http://www.skype.com/products/skype/linux/rpm-public-key.asc
 gpgcheck=1
 enabled=1

Now install the following package:

• skype

14.3.5 Audacity

Homepage: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Audacity is a software to edit audio files.

If you want to use Audacity, install the following package:

• audacity-nonfree

14.3.6 Streamtuner

Homepage: http://www.nongnu.org/streamtuner/

Streamtuner is a stream directory browser. With Streamtuner you can listen to SHOUTcast-streams etc.

If you want to use Streamtuner, install the following package:

• streamtuner

14.3.7 FireFTP

Homepage: http://fireftp.mozdev.org/

FireFTP is an extension for Firefox. It provides an easy to use, full featured ftp client. It can be startet without firefox from the gnome applications menu.

If you want to use FireFTP, open https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684 within Firefox and click on "Install Now".

Accept the installation:

After the installation is finished restart Firefox. FireFTP is available in the upper menu or when you right click on a ftp-link.

Create a new launcher in the gnome applications menu to start FireFTP without Firefox. Open the main menu editor.

Click on "Internet" on the left side and afterwards on "New item" on the right side.

Insert/select the following in the launcher-window:
Type: Application
Name: FireFTP
Command: firefox -chrome chrome://fireftp/content/
Comment: FTP Client
Optional choose an icon for the new launcher.

14.3.8 Filezilla

Homepage: http://filezilla-project.org/

Filezilla is a ftp-client with many features - supporting FTP, FTPS and SFTP.

If you want to use filezilla, install the following package:

• filezilla

14.3.9 Gparted

Homepage: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

With gparted you are able to resize, move and format partitions - many file systems are supported.

If you want to use gparted, install the following packages:

• gparted
• jfsprogs
• xfsprogs
• hfsutils
• reiserfs-utils

14.3.10 Gtkpod

Homepage: http://www.gtkpod.org/

With gtkpod you can manage your iPod. Many iPods are supported, including iPod mini, iPod Photo, iPod Shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod Video.

If you want to use gtkpod, install the following package:

• gtkpod