Enable 5.1 Sound in Backtrack 5 r3 and Ubuntu 10.04

Open Terminal and Enter the following line

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Add the following line to the file

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-6ch enable=1 index=0

Now Reboot your computer and open "alsamixer" by entering it into the terminal and unmute the Center & Surround Speakers.

That's it! Enjoy your 5.1 Surround Sound :)

How to activate Windows 8.1 for free (most easy way)

First I want to tell you that this is not any KMS Activation or Anykind of Crack tool. This is an activation method with which we are activating final version of Windows 8.1 using Windows 8.1 Preview Key (the preview key was publish by microsoft when they released it for free use.)

Download the pack: CLICK HERE

Extract the downloaded file and there will be a video in it which shows how to do the later process. Tested by me and it is 100% Working.

Enjoy your new activated windows 8.1 :D 

How to enable 5.1/6channel speakers in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04, Mint 15/14, Elementary OS & all Ubuntu Derivatives

> Open Terminal or press Ctrl+Alt+T (shortcut to open termianl) and enter the following command

alsamixer

> Select your Sound Card by pressing F6
> Move to right by pressing the RIGHT arrow on your keyboard
> Select <Channel> option and press UP arrow key to select your channel (select 4ch if you have 4.1 Speakers or select 6ch if you have 5.1 Speakers) & Press ESC key

> Test your sound now :)

How to install Adobe Photoshop CS6 in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04, Mint 15/14/13, Elementary OS, Debian

> First Install Wine in your system. If you didn't installed wine yet, follow this tutorial.
> Download Adobe Photoshop CS6 from here: ClickMe

 > Run Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended.exe and follow on-screen instructions
 > Now, Run Photoshop from your unity/applications menu

 > Enjoy photo editing in adobe photoshop on linux :D

How to install Wine 1.7.3 on Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10, Linux Mint 15/14/13 & Elementary OS

Press Ctrl+Atl+T to open a terminal and Enter the following commands one-by-one

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks

How to install VLC Media Player latest version in Ubuntu, Elementary OS, Mint, Debian

Press Ctrl+Atl+T to open a terminal and Enter the following commands one-by-one

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install vlc

Things to do after installing Elementary OS Luna

Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal and enter the following commands one-by-one

1. Update xorg using xorg-edgers PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

2a. Installing Proprietary Graphics Driver

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

Note: If you don't have Nvidia GPU or if you don't want to use Proprietary Graphics Driver, then proceed with Step: #2b.


 2b. Generate xorg.conf For Open Source Graphics Driver

If you want to use open source video drivers (fglrx, nouveau) generate xorg.conf to improve performance.

Press Ctrl+Alt+F1

sudo service lightdm stop

sudo Xorg -configure

sudo mv xorg.conf.new xorg.conf

sudo mv xorg.conf /etc/X11/

sudo reboot 

3. Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

4. Install Another Web Browser

Open terminal or Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 and copy the following commands in the terminal

To install Mozilla Firefox:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next

sudo apt-get update

 sudo apt-get install firefox

To install Google Chrome:

wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'

sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

5. Install Elementary Tweaks to customize the desktop

Elementary Tweaks is a customization tool specially build for Elementary OS. To install it, copy the following commands into the terminal. After the installation is complete, you'll be able to access it by opening the System Settings and clicking on Tweaks. 

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:versable/elementary-update

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install elementary-tweaks

6. Install VLC Media Player Latest Version

Open terminal or Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 and copy the following commands in the terminal

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install vlc

7. Install Kingsoft Office Suite

Kingsoft Office is a simple, powerful office suite developed by Zhuhai based Chinese software developer Kingsoft. Components include: Kingsoft Writer, Kingsoft Presentation and Kingsoft Spreadsheet. Kingsoft Office personal version is completely free. With the Kingsoft Office suite, you can view, edit, and send Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and other data on Linux. This offers most of the features and functionality like Microsoft Office.

Kingsoft Office

Kingsoft Writer

Kingsoft Presentation

 Kingsoft Spreadsheet

To install Kingsoft Office, Open terminal or Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 and copy the following commands in the terminal

>> For 32bit

cd && wget -O kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb http://goo.gl/1iAW65

sudo dpkg -i kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb

rm kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb

>> For 64bit

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

cd && wget -O kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb http://goo.gl/1iAW65

sudo dpkg -i kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb

rm kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb

8. Install Wine for running Windows Software on Linux

Press Ctrl+Atl+T to open a terminal and Enter the following commands one-by-one

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks