by Richard W | Oct 27, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a quick tutorial that shows you how to install LAMP in Ubuntu 12.10 if you don’t already now. Remember, LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. This script installs those programs and packages at once easily in Ubuntu. And if you’re reading this, then you...
by Richard W | Oct 27, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Wine version 1.5.16 has just been released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.10 if you haven’t already done so. For more about this release, please click here. And if you don’t know what Wine is, it is a program that lets you...
by Richard W | Oct 26, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Clementine Music Player has just been updated to version 1.1 and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.10 if you haven’t already done so. To read a complete changelog on this, please click here. If you don’t know what Clementine is,...
by Richard W | Oct 26, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a quick way to install Kazam Screencaster in Ubuntu 12.10. At the time of this post, a PPA for 12.10 wasn’t available, so we’re going to be downloading the current version of the deb archive file. Kazam Screencaster can be used to record your desktop activities...
by Richard W | Oct 25, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a quick way to login as root in Ubuntu 12.10. This is not recommended as the root user account is disabled for a reason. In a perfect world, no one should login with total administrator rights (root user) in Ubuntu. But since we’re not in a perfect world, this...
by Richard W | Oct 24, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Insync is an unofficial Google Drive Linux client that lets you synchronize your Google Docs in Linux systems, including Ubuntu. Until recently, you could only install it via third-party PPAs or by downloading the deb packages. Now, it’s possible to add its office...
by Richard W | Oct 22, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a quick tutorial that shows you how to enable a user account to automatically login using Ubuntu 12.10. This tutorial is going to be short and easy, especially for new users. When you enable auto login, the account you specified won’t type a username and...
by Richard W | Oct 22, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
For new users who are just starting out with Ubuntu and want to install Google Chrome browser, here’s the quickest way to do it. There are many ways to install Google Chrome in Ubuntu. Some prefer going directly to Google Chrome download page and getting the deb...
by Richard W | Oct 20, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
Here’s a quick tutorial that shows you how to install Dropbox in Ubuntu 12.10 if you don’t already know. If you don’t ready know, Dropbox is an online storage service that lets you store and share content (Documents, Images, and other data). You’re given a free...
by Richard W | Oct 20, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a quick tutorial that shows you how to install the latest version of VirtualBox in Ubuntu 12.10. If you don’t know what VirtualBox is, it is a software that lets you run multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac) from a host computer which can be either...
