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While trying to execute the Wiki-Lyrics script, you probably stumbled on the following error message:

We are sorry...
You need QtRuby, RubyGTK or TkRuby to execute this program.

To solve this problem, we'll need to install the libgtk2-ruby package, executing the following command in a terminal:

sudo apt-get install libgtk2-ruby

Surfing around in the  www we found a little program called Skype Call Recorder that makes it possible to record the conversations we are having with Skype... a really helpful and easygoing software.

We can choose the file type the conversations are saved in (OGG, MP3, WAV), the quality of the recording and the folder the files are saved in. We also can configure the software to start recording automatically our calls.

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First we'll need to change our Bluetooth administrator (bluez-gnome) to blueman. So we'll need to add repositories to our source.list, by executing the following command:

echo -e "\n## Blueman\ndeb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main\ndeb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

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You've had enough of the warning "getStatus: Can't import dcopext or python-dcop!"? And really don't want to see it again? There is no error that can't be fixed... Just open your command shell and enter the following command:

sudo apt-get install python-kde3

Than restart amarok and emesene, and you'll be ready to show what you're listening to.

Continuing the "Show what music I'm listening to while chatting" series, we'll show you now, how you can view in emesene, one of the most famous and most used instant messaging clients thats available as Open Source, what music you're listening to.

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