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Linux desktop blog client - drivel

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: July 11, 2006]

Drivel is a blog client for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to utilize the new features of GNOME 2.0 including GConf and GTK 2.0. Right now it supports following blogging platforms:

a) LiveJournal.com
b) Blogger.com
c) Movable Type
d) Advogato

To install type the command as root user:

# apt-get install drivel

OR as normal user (Ubuntu Linux):

$ sudo apt-get install drivel

To use drivel type the following command:

$ drivel &

drivel login

Next type username, password and select your blog software/platform.

drivel main window

Drivel allows you to perform most functions that are supported by the server such as posting, friends editing, friend groups, friend page checking, post editing etc. Overall it is a nice GNU/GPL tool.

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Discussion on This Article:

  1. Yoda’s Blog » Blog Archive » Desktop Blog Client für Linux Says:

    [...] Gefunden habe ich das Tool mit Namen drivel. Es ist ein Debian-Teil und daher für Gnome geschrieben, ebenfalls ist es in den Quellen von Ubuntu enthalten. Es lässt sich also über aptitude oder apt-get installieren. Leider ist es von Haus aus nicht WordPress-tauglich. Mit einem kleine Trick lässt sich das Manko aber umgehen. [...]

  2. Yoda’s Blog » Blog Archive » Bloggen mit Flock Says:

    [...] drivel ein sehr einfacher Desktop-Blogger für diverse Systeme, ist für meine Bedürfnisse jedoch zu mager. [...]

  3. Terinea Weblog » Blog Archive » Linux Desktop Blogging Clients Says:

    [...] Drivel [...]

  4. Garg Says:

    Thanks!
    I installed Drivel yesterday and I use it on my Fedora Core 6 system - with KDE as the desktop environment.

    Needless to say, you need to use “su yum install drivel” instead of “sudo apt ..”.

    I wonder if there are any plugins for drivel? I would really like one that allows comments or such on Wordpress, even though my main blog is hosted at blogspot.

    Just curious where I could find plugins, but drivel itself is simple and clean, very elegant!

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