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How to Install Wine on Ubuntu to Run Windows Apps

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:27:10 +0000

Wine lets you run Windows programs on Ubuntu without installing Windows. Before we start, however, keep in mind that for games, there are tools built on top of Wine that handle everything automatically, and many office programs now have web or Linux versions. On its own, Wine remains the right choice for Windows programs that don’t have alternatives—usually management software and niche tools.

The name is a play on words: Wine Is Not an Emulator. It isn’t a virtual machine: Wine translates Windows requests from a program into equivalent Linux requests on the fly. You don’t need a Windows license and programs run at full speed, but it only works well if Wine knows all the functions that specific program uses. The latest stable version is 11, released in January 2026.

How to Securely Install and Configure SSH on Ubuntu

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:05:13 +0000

An SSH server reachable from the internet receives automated login attempts just minutes after being turned on. Two settings eliminate almost all the risk: key-only access and disabling root login. It takes five minutes, and these should be done before anything else.

SSH is the encrypted channel used to manage a Linux computer remotely: terminal access, file transfers, or tunnels for other services. On Ubuntu Desktop, the SSH server is not installed by default, whereas it usually is on server images. In this guide, you will install it, connect from your computer using a key, and secure it.

Remote Desktop from Windows to Ubuntu: Updated Guide

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 08:18:55 +0000

On recent versions of Ubuntu, you no longer need to install xRDP: the RDP server is already included and can be activated via Settings → System → Remote Desktop. From Windows, you connect using Remote Desktop Connection, which you already have. xRDP remains useful on older versions, on headless servers, and with desktop environments other than GNOME.

You will notice the difference: the integrated server works with Wayland, requires no extra packages, and doesn’t suffer from the session issues that caused the infamous black screen with xRDP. Ubuntu 22.04 already allows you to share your screen via RDP; starting with Ubuntu 24.04, you can also use remote access with a dedicated session of your own.

How to Install and Configure Apache on Ubuntu and Windows

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:26:33 +0000

On Ubuntu, Apache is installed with a single command and starts automatically. On Windows, however, you have to download it, extract the files, and manually register it as a service, because the Apache Software Foundation does not provide an installer. The current stable version is 2.4.68, released on June 8, 2026.

Apache HTTP Server has been around since 1995 and remains one of the most widely used web servers: it receives requests from the browser and serves pages, either on its own or alongside PHP and a database. Let’s look at the installation on both systems and then cover the essentials you’ll need immediately after: firewalls, virtual hosts, and modules.