How to create PearOS 8 Live USB

This tutorial is going to show you how to make a PearOS 8 Live USB. Currently, when this post is written, PearOS 8 still in Beta 3 and I am trying to load it into a 16GB usb flash disk. The software I am using is Linux Live USB Creator (LiLi) for Windows. Unfortunately, LiLi does not support PearOS 8 in persistent mode (at least for now). So I just can use my USB as a Live mode only. But that’s fine.

 

How to install MKVToolNix on Ubuntu Linux

MKVToolNix is a useful tool to edit Matroska (.mkv) movie file. Its a must have application for Matroska video fans. We can easily integrate subtitle to an existing .mkv file using MKVToolNix. Additionally we can also edit, merge the mkv video using this simple tool. Here I am going to show you how to install MKVToolNix on Ubuntu and its derivatives like Pear OS, the OS that I am using to write this post.

First add the gpg key to your system. Simply execute the following command:

 wget -q -O - http://www.bunkus.org/gpg-pub-moritzbunkus.txt | sudo apt-key add -

To install MKVToolNix on Ubuntu, please add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list. Select the right Ubuntu version below.

Pear OS 7 Screenshots

The new version of Pear OS 7 is now available. Its a stunning Linux distribution. Its beautiful, easy to use and supports thousands Ubuntu software out there. Here I have some screenshots of this new Pear OS 7. I install this Pear OS 7 on my Virtualbox and it works perfectly.

Pear OS 7 comes with many new applications installed by default. MyPear is is updated and its more flexible to customize the look of Pear Linux 7.

 

Install XBMC on Pear Linux 6

This tutorial will show you how to install XBMC on Pear Linux 6. XBMC is an integrated multimedia player for Linux to play various file formats such as audio and videos. XBMC is close to Windows Media Center but in some points, XMBC is much better than Windows Media Center. Install XBMC on Pear Linux 6 is pretty simple. Please follow this guide to install latest XBMC on Pear Linux 6.

A. Add the XBMC repository to Pear Linux 6

Open Terminal and paste these command to add XBMC repo to Pear Linux 6

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-stable

Press Enter when asked to confirm this source.

Now update your system

sudo apt-get update