Questions tagged [rss]

rss (Really Simple Syndication).

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What is the best alternative to Google Reader?

I enjoy using Lightread in Ubuntu 12.10. The thing is Google Reader is being shutdown and Lightread is a client for Google Reader, so it's feed will be cut of. What is the best alternative as a RSS reader for Ubuntu 12.10?
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Is there an RSS feed of Ubuntu Release torrent files

A lot of torrent search engines have the ability to provide an RSS feed of matches, allowing you to set up torrent programs to download items which are published on the feed. This is useful for watching releases of things. The problem with doing…
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RSS Torrent Software

In Windows I used an RSS feed to download a tv series, but Deluge doesnt have that option. Is there a plugin to add that fuction? How do I install and configure it? If there isn't a plugin which client do you recomend?
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RSS reader that integrates with Unity's messaging menu?

Right now I use Liferea, its problem is that the messaging icon does not change when there is a new message: Is there an RSS reader that integrates better in Unity? My only requirement is: When there is a new message, it should be visible (for…
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How do I subscribe to RSS feeds in Firefox with Google Reader?

Why won't Firefox subscribe to some feeds with Google Reader? Some RSS feeds default to Firefox "live bookmarks" yet give Google Reader as an option, others default to Google Reader, other types of feeds do not give Google Reader as an option. The…
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Is there an RSS feed that alerts subscribers of new/updated packages in the official repositories?

I'm a serial apt-getter (running it often throughout the day), and I find it a great way to see where Ubuntu developers are most active. That being said, an RSS feed would probably be a smarter/safer way to keep up on what packages are being…
Bryan Agee
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RSS reader that can sync across computers?

I am using ubuntu 10.10 64bit. I am in need of a service or a reader that can synchronise my feeds across computers and platforms, something like feeddemon has for windows. RSSOwl is by far the best reader i have come across, but it lacks this…
tinhed
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Which is the most up to date and modern RSS feed reader?

Which is the most up to date and modern RSS feed reader for my Ubuntu desktop?
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RSS reader with desktop alerts

What is a good RSS reader for Ubuntu that features a desktop alert mechanism where the alerts include details of each update? i.e. I want to use it to be notified of new Stack Overflow questions with a certain tag, so would want to see details of…
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How do I add an RSS feed in Evolution?

I want to add a couple of blogs (mainly blogspots) to evolution. I already installed the RSS plugin and looked up what url I need to give in for the rss feed (via http://davesaunders.net/2009/01/how-...-blogger-blog/ In this way, I give in the…
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Exporting thunderbird RSS feeds to liferea

I use thunderbird as my primary RSS feed reader. Lately thunderbird has been very slow to load and very sluggish. I want to try out liferea. Is there any way to export my subscriptions to liferea (OPML or otherwise)?
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How to open newsboat feed in browser

After opening a feed in newsboat, we have the option to open in browser using the o key. However, when I press the o key, I get Browser returned error code 127. Looking online, I'm told to add browser firefox to the config file of newsboat.…
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RSS reader that syncs with Google Reader?

I love Reeder on the Mac and iOS. Is there an RSS reader for Linux/Ubuntu that syncs with Google Reader?
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Simple RSS feed manipulation software

I like the functionality of Yahoo Pipes, but don't want to leave the task of processing RSS feeds to a privately owned web service which might disappear tomorrow and I don't exactly trust my data with. I'd like to do this with software I can run…
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Is there a google-reader like rss reader which I could install to my own host

and access it with browser? Like fever rss reader but from opensource world?
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