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Entries for July, 2009

The directory tree in Ubuntu

The directory tree is the hierarchal structure that organizes directories and files in a Unix-based system. In the Unix directory tree, the top order of the hierarchy is the root directory. A good understanding of the Ubuntu directory tree will make your work with linux easier. Below, you will find each of the directories under [...]

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How to view CHM files in Ubuntu

If you often like to download e-books from the Internet , then you probably know that the most used format for their distribution is PDF or CHM. In Ubuntu you can easily open any PDF file, but if you try to open a CHM file, it is possible to receive an error saying: There is [...]

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Installing and Running Programs with Wine

In this post I wil try to show you how to install and run Windows programs with Wine, installed on Ubuntu 8.04 .
Wine is an application that allows computers using Unix-based operating systems to run Windows applications, not emulate them. The way this works is that Wine is an implementation of the Windows application programming [...]

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How to share folders in Ubuntu

Sharing a folder in Ubuntu is similar to the sharing in Windows. To share a folder open your home directory, then right click on the folder you want to share and select “Sharing Options“.

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Changing Directory and File Permissions in Linux

Changing directory and file permissions on a computer is very important task for every system administrator. Using permissions, you can determine which users to have access to a certain file or directory, and what their access allows them to do. The things they can do are read, write, and execute.

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