Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Using .rpm packages for Ubuntu

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Ahmed Tawfik

As all of you know, Ubuntu is a Debian-based distro, which means that it uses the .deb packages, but the more I work with Ubuntu, the more I discover that many packages are available in .rpm format only (or alternatively … Continue reading →

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A Great MP3 Player!

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Ahmed Tawfik

Before now, I was using Totem Movie Player to play my MP3 collections, but I didn’t feel it was as convenient as Winamp or Windows Media Player, and yesterday I saw one of my friends running what I thought at … Continue reading →

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Running 32-bit apps on 64-bit Ubuntu

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Ahmed Tawfik

In order for this to run correctly, you just need the 32-bit libraries required for any 32-bit application, and instead of searching for these libraries – which is a very tiring task in my opinion – you can just download … Continue reading →

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Running different types of executable files on Ubuntu Gutsy

Posted on November 11, 2007 by Ahmed Tawfik

.deb files, just double click and the package manager will automatically run .sh files, just type “sh filename” in the terminal .bin files, type “chmod +x filename” to allow the file to execute and then type “./filename“

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