In this how to i will describe how to create binary rpm (installable) using source rpm i.e *.src.rpm. Source rpm is collection of source files in tar.gz, patches and spec file. Spec file defines how the source code will compile with current machine, defining depencies and generate rpm from source rpm. Usually we do this when we need to have some custom changes to be made in required software. Read the rest of this entry…

In this how to i will describe how to install ffmpeg, mplayer, mencoder, flvtool2, ffmpeg-php with all supported codecs to convert / manipulate videos easily on CentOS 5.x. If you want to run sites like youtube e.g www.indianpad.in, www.danceindiadance.in this howto will help you to install the base for your software. There are many other way to perform this but this works for me, so i want to share. Read the rest of this entry…