Archive for the Ubuntu Category

File Sharing on Ubuntu 9.10 with Samba Client

I have seen users facing the problem of sharing their files and folders on Ubuntu while on a Local Area Network. Ubuntu users caught in a crowd of Windows PCs on the network often face the problem - “Others can't access my files and folders on the network”. This refrains them from using Ubuntu a

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Add permissions to /var/www in ubuntu

Hey Folks, You might be having troubles adding files and folders to the /var/www folder of Ubuntu installation. Sometimes various other folders also require root permission to perform some action on it. So in that case you can use the following command. gksudo nautilus This gives the root perm

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How to Install Firefox 3.5 on Linux

July 1st saw the release of Firefox 3.5. You must already be aware of what is new is version 3.5 and what makes it the awesome-est browser to-date, if not check this Firefox 3.5 preview video and the feature list for Firefox 3.5. In this post we are going to walk you through installing Firefox 3.

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Gnome-do plugin | Quick launch, sexy remote

Hi, I say linux then you might think of that black terminal window, but what if i say now your Gnome desktop can be more flexible and you need not to scroll thru menus or start your program using a terminal window. Well, yes!! this is true. A very light weight sexy ,powerful tool "gnome-do" makes

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install .run files in ubuntu

HI, This entry may be useless for people who are using UBUNTU for a while now. But still i am writing this for the newbies :P you can assume these files to be like .exe in linux flavour. To install a run file follow the steps 1) Open terminal window ( Applications>Accessories>terminal) 2)

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Ubuntu 8.10 released and is ready to download

Ubuntu today released its latest version 8.10 and its ready to download from the link given below. Cheers !! Realin !

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