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How to install Wine in Ubuntu
Wine is free and open source application for Unix / Linux based Operating Systems which allows us to run applications written for Microsoft Windows. WINE is an acronym for WINdows Emulator. WINE also provides a software library, Winelib, which developers can use to compile Windows applications to port them to Unix / Linux based systems. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Wine in Ubuntu using both…
How to install Eclipse in Linux
Eclipse is a an IDE i.e Integrated Development Environment tool mostly used by developers for JAVA development. This tool support development in a number of languages like C, C++, COBOL, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, etc. and also supports plugins which can let you develop projects in a number of other languages as well. Eclipse SDK is free and open source software released under the terms of the Eclipse Public License….
How to install or update Firefox in Linux using Terminal
In this tutorial, I will show you how can you install or update latest version of Firefox in Linux using Terminal commands. Method explained is tested on Ubuntu 11.10 to install Firefox 10.0 and it probably work on all the Linux based Operating Systems. If you already have older version of Firefox installed in your system, then it should not be running while getting this update. If you are not…
How to enable automatic login in Ubuntu
By default Automatic Login feature is disabled for every user you create in Ubuntu for security reasons, but you can enable this feature which will not ask you to enter your account password when you try to login next time in your account. Enabling Automatic Login is not a best practice. But if you are sure that no one has physical access to your PC then you can enable this…
How to open applications automatically on Startup in Ubuntu
You can easily customize the list of applications which automatically starts when you log in to Ubuntu. By default Ubuntu has only one application added to this list, which is nothing but the startup sound. Follow the following instructions to configure a particular application to start automatically when you login to your System. Instructions: Open Startup Applications from System Preferencesbutton present at the top right corner of the screen. It…
How to check which version of Ubuntu you are running
You can check version of Ubuntu you are running either by checking System Information or using Command Line. Instructions: Using System Information Open Dash home, and search for System Info. In System Info dialogue, Ubuntu version number is given below the logo of Ubuntu in the right part of dialogue. Using Command line (Terminal) Open Terminal and type in the following command and press Enter, which will print Distribution Specific…
How To Enable SuperUser using Terminal – Linux
The SuperUser, or root, is a special user account used for system administration. In Unix/Linux root or SuperUser is a conventional name of User who has all the rights to all the files or programs. So question is how can you login to this account in Terminal? Well answer is really simple, type su in Terminal and then Enter password to login. But by default this account is not enabled…
How To Change User Account Password using Terminal
Most of the Linux Operating Systems provides a GUI to change User Account Password. But you can do the same using Terminal only. In this tutorial, I will show you how can you achieve that. Instructions: Open terminal and type in the following command and press Enter. passwd Terminal will show you a message about Changing password for your user account and it will also ask you to enter your…
How To Change User Account Password in Ubuntu
In this tutorial, I will tell you a simple method to change User Account password in Ubuntu using GUI. Instructions: Click on the System Preferences button available at the top right corner of screen and select System Settings. You can also open the same by clicking on the Dash Home button and then search for System Settings. In the System Settings folder, click on the User Accounts icon. It will open…
How to install Microsoft TrueType core fonts in Ubuntu
Microsoft TrueType fonts like Arial, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Georgia, Times New Roman, Verdana, etc. are not available in Ubuntu by default. You need to install these fonts, so that you can use these in text editors like OpenOffice Writer, LibreOffice Writer or in gedit. In this tutorial, I will show you a simple step to install these fonts using Ubuntu Software Center. Instructions: Open Ubuntu Software Center from Applications…