Eddie's Tech Notes

Click on "Config" in the PlayOnLinux main screen. Then select the Wine tab on the right window, and select "Registry Editor". Under [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform] Insert: "KeyManagementServiceName REG_SZ " [[Licence server]] "KeyManagementServicePort REG_SZ " [[ Port of the licence server]] Start MS Office (i.e. Word). Then the following entry will be automatically created: [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform] Insert: "VLRenewalSchedule REG_BINARY " [[Any value]] Close MS Office completely and restart it. Reference

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In case you encounter the following issue when running OpenGL program in a virtual machine OpenGL Warning: XGetVisualInfo returned 0 visuals for 0x180fb10 OpenGL Warning: Retry with 0x8002 returned 0 visuals Segmentation fault (core dumped) You may set the LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT environment variable to 1 before running my GLUT programs, as follows. export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 Reference

The needed stuff are under /usr/lib/jni/ folder. One needs to symlink them in and it worked. ln -s /usr/lib/jni/libswt-* ~/.swt/lib/linux/x86_64/ Reference

Look for the package/library called ia32.

My solution: Right-click on the "network manager" applet icon on the top of the ubuntu panel. Select "Edit connection". Delete the respective entry under the "Wired" tab. Then depending on your connection type, you may be able to have the connection auto-detected. In that case, click on the "network manager applet icon again and select that auto-detected item (e.g. Auto ethernet). Then it is suddenly all set.