Gloobus is a very cool application. With Gloobus, you can quickly preview various files in Ubuntu, including TXT, PDF, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, PSD, MP3, OGG, MPG, WMV, XCF, and so on.
Installation
To install Gloobus on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty, you can execute the following steps:
- Add the Gloobus repository to your sources.list:
$ sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/gloobus/ubuntu jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list" - Add the GPG key:
$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 0624A220 - Now update sources:
$ sudo aptitude update - Install Gloobus:
$ sudo aptitude install gloobus-preview
Usage
After selecting the file or folder, hit Space key.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Keith // Sep 11, 2009 at 6:12 am
Cool application. Anyone happen to know what background image is being used in the screenshot?
2 Charles Peng // Sep 11, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Yes, I’ve installed it, it’s really cool… http://www.charlespeng.com/post/415.html
3 Gloobus: um software para prever ficheiros | Ubuntued // Sep 13, 2009 at 9:57 am
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4 StorS // Oct 1, 2009 at 5:38 am
I tried this on Ubuntu Karmic, but only EoG opens when I hit space. Will this not work for Karmic?
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