Installing JRE/JDK on Ubuntu

As a lot of articles and programs require to have Java installed, this article will guide you through the process of installing and managing different versions of Java Runtime Environment.  Continue reading

Skype installation on Ubuntu

Whether its interviews, business meetings or video chatting with your lovers, Skype is the preferred way to go.

Installation of skype is as easy as cakewalk, just run the below commands and you’re good to go. Continue reading

Dual boot: Unable to mount a NTFS partition on linux fix

I have dual booted Windows 10 with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I have my D:\ partition for all my data which I want to access from both Windows and Ubuntu environment. However, whenever I boot Ubuntu, I get a message that it cannot mount my windows data partition (D:\), and I can choose to either wait, skip or manually mount. Continue reading

Enable minimization of apps by clicking on their icons again

Did you get irritated having to click the minimize ‘-‘ button to minimize every window in Unity desktop for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS? Have you wondered, Can I use the Unity launcher icon to minimize applications/windows? Continue reading