---
name: "drivel"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "drivel"
version: "3.0.3-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drivel"
---

# drivel(1)

A journal client for the GNOME desktop

## NAME

drivel — A journal client for the GNOME desktop

## SYNOPSIS

**drivel** \[**options**\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **drivel** command.

This manual page was written for the **Debian** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.

**Drivel** is a LiveJournal.com client for the GNOME desktop.

It supports all livejournal-type servers which use standard protocol (as documented at http://www.livejournal.com/developer/protocol.bml)

See http://www.livejournal.com/ for more information on what LiveJournal is and how to get a free account.

**Drivel** allows you to perform most  functions that are supported by the server (posting, friends editing, friend  groups, friend page checking, post editing etc).

It is designed to utilize the new features of GNOME 2.0 including GConf and GTK 2.0.

## Serendipity configuration

The server address you need for a **serendipity**     installation is of the form:

```
http://yourserver/serendipity/serendipity_xmlrpc.php
```

Use the standard username and password details that you would  use on the admin interface:

```
http://yourserver/serendipity/serendipity_admin.php
```

## MovableType configuration

It appears that movabletype has different password  authentication for admin and what movable type calls   *web services* like **drivel**     and other blogging clients.

The same user will need a different password on the two  interfaces. Go to the admin interface of your movable-type  installation and select "blog preferences" and then select "Users"  from the "Manage" menu. Click on the user you want to use via drivel  (or other blogging client) and scroll down. Click on Reveal to see  the Web Services Password. An alert box is raised with your current  web services password for that user. The main password only appears   to work for the movable-type administration interface.

## Other clients

It is difficult to test with all blogging services, so if there  are other blogging services supported by drivel but which need changes  to the login URL or specialised knowledge of user passwords etc., file  a wishlist bug against drivel in Debian with the relevant details so  that this section of the manpage can be updated.

(Details of wordpress changes are already documented in the  drivel manual - in time, sections from the manpage will be included  into the drivel manual.)

## Music

**drivel** only supports querying the music  being played when logged into a *livejournal*     blog. The old IDL/CORBA interface has been removed from   **rhythmbox** and **drivel** now  uses *DBUS* to query **rhythmbox**     for *livejournal* blogs only.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax,  with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').  A summary of  options is included below. Standard gtk/gnome options may also be used.

- **-h** **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v** **--version**

  Show version of program.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was originally written by Neil McGovern  \<maulkin@halon.org.uk\> and is now maintained by   Neil Williams \<codehelp@debian.org\> for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU Free Documentation  License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free  Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover  Texts and no Back-Cover Texts.