Install Curlew Multi-Converter in Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Any Ubuntu based Distro (New Release)

Install Curlew Multi-Converter in Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04/Linux Mint/Any Ubuntu based Distro (New Release)

Curlew is multi-converter tool, it is based on ffmpeg. Curlew is easy to use, free and open-source multimedia converter for Linux. Curlew converter can convert to over 117 different formats.

New in this Version:

Added tool-tip information about the file when cursor moved over it.
Added subtitle delay option, can be negative value.
Added Matroska format (mkv container with libvorbis and libvpx).
Added double-click in the tree-view (if empty) to add new file(s).
Saved last used font name.
Removed duplicated formats (vcd, dvd, svcd).
Removed version number from title bar.

To install Curlew in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

sudo apt-get install python python-gobject gir1.2-gtk-3.0 ffmpeg mencoder libavcodec-extra-53 xdg-utils
wget -O curlew.tar.gz http://goo.gl/WLIXM
sudo tar xzvf curlew.tar.gz -C /usr/bin/
cd /usr/bin/curlew/
sudo ./install

Now create launcher for Curlew, Enter following commands:

sudo apt-get install gnome-panel
sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit /usr/share/applications/ –create-new

When you enter the last command a dialog box will

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