Ubuntu Help: How to run as root user?

Sometimes some application needs root user authorization to run. To run as a root user just type this in Terminal:


sudo su

or, always type sudo before anything else that u want to run as root. This will allow you to become root temporarily.

sudo apt-get update


Installing Fonts In Ubuntu

Sometimes we need to install new fonts in Ubuntu. Here is a method of installing fonts in Ubuntu.

-> Put the fonts on temporary folder (/tmp).
-> Open Nautilus file browser in root access (alt+F2 gksudo nautilus).
-> Go to fonts folder (/usr/share/fonts).
-> Creat a folder for your new font.
-> Cut and Paste the new font form temporary folder to the newly created folder.
-> Run font cache or type the code below in terminal:

sudo fc-cache -f

Decompress The *.rar File in Ubuntu

Sometimes we need to download *.rar file from the website and we have to decompress the file to get the original file. In windows operating system its easy to decompress just right click to the file and click Extract Here...

But in Ubuntu to decompress the *.rar file open the Terminal window and type:
find -type f -name '*.rar' -exec unrar x {} \;

You can use 7-zip application (installing from add remove application) to easily compress and decompress the many types of format including *.rar

Installing Adobe Air in Ubuntu

If you want to install Adobe Air in your Ubuntu (Linux Operating System) then follow the instructions:

-> Download Adobe Air Linux (.BIN, 10.6MB)

-> Open Terminal and type
$ sudo ./thebinfile.bin
or
$ sudo /path/to/binfile.bin

Here thebinfile.bin and binfile.bin is the .bin file name of the adobe air.

Read Prothom Alo In Firefox

The daily Prothom Alo has no unicode version that is why it is difficult to read Prothom Alo in many web browser i.e. Opera, Firefox etc.

Now you can read Prothom Alo website in your Firefox then just install the Poroshmoni add-ons.

To download:
Mozilla registered user, Direct Download

You can use it both in Windows and Linux Operating System.