If you want to make your Ubuntu user interface more attractive and beautiful than ever then here is list of 20+ awesome themes for Ubuntu (Linux). These all themes are Free! and are available for download via Gnome Art. Do give them a try and do tell if you have got more Ubuntu themes worth sharing. If you are Microsoft Windows user then you might love these top 10 Windows 7 / Vista visual styles for Windows XP

Just like Windows you can easily block websites in Linux too. However before Windows Vista everyone can edit HOSTS file but now only Administrator can edit HOSTS file in Windows Vista and Windows 7. Similarly in Ubuntu there exist a HOSTS file which can be used to block websites. Only root user is allowed to edit HOSTS file. So in order to edit HOSTS file from a normal account, you have to use SUDO command.

Accessing files in Firefox cache is never too easy. May be because location of cache folder is not known to every one. Even if you know the cache location, you wont be able to access files as they are all encrypted. Previously we shared an easy way to access Firefox cache files in Microsoft windows, how ever this time i will explain how you can access Firefox cache files in Ubuntu (Linux).

Internet Download Manager or IDM is one of the finest download accelerators available for downloading purpose. It works in both Windows and Ubuntu (Linux). It can speed up downloading process upto 5 times your normal download speed. Portable version of IDM helps you to manage your downloads right from your USB sticks. Read review of Internet Download Manager (Full Version) for more details. Also learn how you can integrate IDM in Google Chrome.

If you are working on a Linux bash script that involves connection to a server using SSH, you will probably come across situation where server would ask for RSA Key Fingerprint Authentication. The process involves a server presenting its host key to client, and that once it is accepted, it is stored in ~/.ssh/known_hosts for comparison on the next connection attempts.

WinRAR is no doubt one of the most famous compression tools. Many websites upload files to their server by compressing them in a RAR file to save bandwidth and space. WinRAR is a tool made to create and decompress RAR files. You can install WinRAR on Ubuntu (Linux) with just one terminal command. Its usage in Ubuntu is very similar to Windows. You can easily compress and decompress files and folders in Ubuntu using WinRAR.

So what is Wine? WINE (Wine Is Not An Emulator) is an open source software which translates Windows applications (Executables) into equivalent POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) code that Linux can understand and use. So how to install and use Wine in Ubuntu 9.04 (Linux)? Here is a step by step procedure to install wine easily via terminal commands.

Sometimes we need to edit system files of Linux and it requires to login as root user to gain full administrator privileges. Here is a step by step procedure to enable, login and disable root user account in Ubuntu 9.04 (Linux). However its not a good idea to login as a root account. For regular Linux accounts it is recommended to use sudo command in terminal to execute root commands as its more safer and reliable.

In simple words File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a protocol used for transferring files across a TCP/IP network. Some times we need to upload any file to a server via FTP but not many of us know the correct procedure to login and upload files through FTP. This tutorial explains you how you can use FTP to upload any file through FTP in Windows and Ubuntu (Linux).

What basically is a bash script? A bash script is a user generated scripts which runs through a bash shell and contains set of commands to serve a specific purpose. So before you may create a complex bash script you must have basic concepts of bash scripting. Here is a small tutorial which describes how to create a “Hello World” bash script. Creating a “Hello World” bash script in Linux requires no previous knowledge of bash scripting. All you need is to create a small script file and a command to execute it.