In the aim of getting myself comfortable in working with Ubuntu, i decided to install an RSS reader so i can be able to stay up-to-date while working on the desktop. The job turned out to be very simple. On my lap, running windows xp, i use GreatNews to manage my RSS feeds, so the first thing i did was to export all the feeds to an OPTML file.

On Ubuntu, i launched “Synaptic Package Manager” and looked-up the term “RSS”. From the list, i chose Akregator, a KDE feed Aggregator. The program was instanlty downloaded and installed.

Now, it’s time to import all feeds from GreatNews, to do that: File > Import Feeds… > select the optml file > choose the feeds folder’s name and let Akregator do the rest

Akregator has lots of great features. To add new feeds, you simply add the link to the website you want to monitor, and Akregator will automaticly retrieve the feeds from that website. You can also set the time interval on witch the application should wait before updating the feed.

Akregator is available on Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes