Tag: package

How to install Oracle Java 12 on Ubuntu

See https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-12-jdk-12-in.html Simply put, open a terminal window and enter following commands: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java <enter> $ sudo apt update <enter> $ sudo apt install oracle-java12-installer <enter> After the installation is complete, you can verify that the Java plugin has been installed by starting your Firefox web browser and typing about:plugins in the URL … Continue reading How to install Oracle Java 12 on Ubuntu →

Find package in which a missing file is packed ubuntu

If you want to find out to which package a particular file belong, you can use apt-file. Open a terminal window and enter the following command: $ apt-file search <filename> <enter> Where <filename> is the name of the file to lookup. If you do not have apt-file installed, you can install it on your computer … Continue reading Find package in which a missing file is packed ubuntu →

How to install and run Turbo C 2.01 for DOS in DOSBOX in linux

After sooo many years, discovered that students in India were asked to do projects in Turbo C 2.01 in DOS. Amazing, but true! That being the case, you can download Turbo C 2.01 for MS DOS from http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/20841 for free. It is antique software and embarcadero acquired it way back. They offer it as a … Continue reading How to install and run Turbo C 2.01 for DOS in DOSBOX in linux →

How to install a Ubuntu package file using gdebi with dependencies

If you download a Debian package file, .deb file from the internet, you can install it with any dependencies using gdebi. dpkg will not install the dependencies. If you do not have gdebi installed on your computer, see Step 1. 1. Install gdebi in Linux $ sudo apt-get install gdebi-core <enter> This installs the gdebi … Continue reading How to install a Ubuntu package file using gdebi with dependencies →

Evolution keeps asking for passwords in Ubuntu after updates

After an update, the Evolution email client on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS would not remember any passwords. Each time it tries to retrieve messages, it asks that passwords be entered. Even though the check box to Add the password to the key ring is clicked, it never stopped asking. It neither stored passwords in the key … Continue reading Evolution keeps asking for passwords in Ubuntu after updates →

Use Grive to sync files or folders between the Linux computer and Google Drive

It's been more than a while waiting for Google to come up with a Google Drive sync client for Linux. While the clients are available for Android, Windows, Mac and more, Linux does not have an 'official' Google Drive client. If you need a PC application to synchronize files and folders between your computer and … Continue reading Use Grive to sync files or folders between the Linux computer and Google Drive →

How to create a .jar file with entry point using jpackit for your Java application

Download jpackit from this link http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpackit/ Create a jar file of all the *.class files in your java folder $ jar -cvf myapplication.jar *.class <enter> Start jpackit as follows: $ java -jar jpackit-1.0.2.jar <enter> Now fill in the parameters by clicking the Choose ... button next to them Parameter Value Comment Base Dir /home/user/myapplication The … Continue reading How to create a .jar file with entry point using jpackit for your Java application →

Install Windows 8.1 Preview in VirtualBox

Windows 8.1 Preview cannot be installed and run directly in VirtualBox. It displays the following error message (some text like this): Error Code: 0x000000C4 Parameters: 0x0000000000000091 0x000000000000000F 0xFFFFF80238F5BA80 0x0000000000000000 After you have downloaded Windows 8.1 Preview from the Microsoft Website, set up a new Virtual Machine in VirtualBox. In my case, I named the machine … Continue reading Install Windows 8.1 Preview in VirtualBox →

Stop avahi-daemon in Ubuntu Linux

To stop the avahi-daemon in Ubuntu Linux, open a terminal window and enter the command below: $ sudo service avahi-daemon disable <enter> To remove avahi-daemon altogether, enter the following command: $ sudo apt-get purge avahi-daemon <enter> Or in Ubuntu 18.10, to stop the service from starting, enter the following command: $ sudo chkconfig avahi-daemon off … Continue reading Stop avahi-daemon in Ubuntu Linux →