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...

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...

Yes, now you can use portable Google Chrome in Ubuntu Linux also just like Windows. In Windows it was based on a simple EXE file and one can launch Google Chrome by a simple double-click on the file, however in Ubuntu there is a .RUNZ file which also launches Google Chrome on a double-click. There is no need of any installation via Package Installer. All you need is to download Portable Chrome .RUNZ and start...

There are number of portable apps available for Ubuntu (Linux) but most of them are in ".RUNZ" format which is not recognized by Ubuntu until you install a specific framework for it. As a matter of fact .RUNZ file is just like .EXE files in Windows and .DMG files in Mac. So whenever you will open any file with .RUNZ extension, it will launch an application directly, without any installation via terminal or package installer.

Installing Adobe Flash Player in Ubuntu (Linux) is extremely easy. Almost every website now use Flash content and even if they don't use then the advertisements on them are based on Flash content. Previously we shared a small tutorial about how you can install Adobe Air in Ubuntu and this time we would like to share step by step procedure to install Adobe Flash player in Ubuntu via official Adobe website.

Yes, now you can use Gresemonkey Scripts in Google Chrome (Chromium) easily. Previously we shared a small tutorial about how you can configure your Chromium to run Greasemonkey scripts in Windows. This time we would like to share how you can configure and use Chrome Greasemonkey scripts in Ubuntu (Linux). We also introduced a unique way to use Google Chrome extensions in Ubuntu (Linux), this time we are again first in introducing this short tutorial...

I have both Windows and Ubuntu installed on my system in parallel but the Internet speed in Ubuntu was bit slow because my LAN connection was best optimized at 10 Mb / Half Duplex. In order to change speed and duplex settings of your ethernet card in Ubuntu, i used the following terminal commands and now my Internet speed in Ubuntu Is much more faster than in Windows.

In order to use Google chrome plugins / extensions you must install Chromium in Ubuntu (Linux). Previously we discussed how you can install Google Chrome on your Ubuntu in one step. This time here is a step by step procedure to install Chromium on Ubuntu (Linux) followed by a step by step procedure to install and use Chromium plugins and extensions in Ubuntu (Linux).