Intsall Wine, DaZzle, VMware and Veracrypt in Ubuntu

On a fresh install of Ubuntu (gnome 3 is my flavor), I like to install the following right away- its easier with Ubuntu than strait Debian, at least for me, for now, though Debian has been more stable for me.

Download the VMware workstation bundle for Linux from their website.  Go into the command prompt and type:

chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full*.bundle

next type

 sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full*.bundle

The key is to be in the directory (likely Downloads) or insert the directory path, and the VMware workstation title in the quotes will be different than the actual package name you downloaded, use the downloaded name.

Install Wine via the Ubuntu software center in order to be able to run Windows apps.

Install Endicia tools (most important, DaZzle) with this link:  https://www.endicia.com/EndiciaProfessionalHelp/Content/install_gs/download_install_gs.htm

If your a Veracrypt user, you can add veracrypt to your repo using the follwing command, then you can simply apt-get update and apt-get upgrade afterworkds.

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install veracrypt

By installing these programs, my Linux machine comes a long way towards replacing my need for a Windows machine.  I also take the easy route and install Chromium via the software center vs. downloading it and installing it the more manual way.

When installing Proxmox or other install where your only option to make changes is within the command line, this site came in handy-

https://www.howtoforge.com/faq/how-to-edit-files-on-the-command-line