How to convert flv to mp3 using a youtube url

download youtube-dl script (a python script)
download ffmpeg
run “python youtube-dl <url>” and get flv file to disk

(<url> is the youtube url)
then use ffmpeg to convert flv to mp3
ffmpeg -i <yourName>.flv -f mp3 -vn -acodec copy <someMp3>.mp3

 

recoverjpeg..was able to restore pics from overwritten drive

Well my neighbor’s son installed linux and destroyed her windows machine

She had tonnes of pics on it…

So asked me for help

I found recoverjpeg and it recovered all her pics

Son gets credit for installing Gutsy Gibbon.  So installation of “recoverjpeg” was a breeze using Synaptic package manager

Usage was on command line like so…

sudo recoverjpeg /dev/sda1

Preferably do that in say /recoveredPics dir (your choice for name of dir)

 

Find the ubuntu version installed

sudo lsb_release -a

or

cat /etc/issue

 

Feisty Fawn to Gutsy upgrade issue fix

Ok I have a healthy Feisty install.

On one of them umpteen logins noticed an upgrade button in the updates window. Well what could go wrong. Right? Extemely WRONG 

Things went good during the upgrade. I rebooted.

At that point it croaked with a greeter app crash error

Well took a month to get back to the issue.

All I did was get into maintenance mode (“Boot to hard disk” –>”recovery mode” entry from GRUB). and type these on screen at the prompt(sequentially after each finishes…each take a few mins to complete)

a) refresh apt's cache

sudo aptitude update

b) run the upgrade
sudo aptitude upgrade

c) GNOME is all screwed up…so run this too

sudo aptitude install xorg gnome

Well that did it!

Now have Gutsy. When Hardy comes out I will have the once-bitten-syndrome