FIX: Nautilus hangs when delete large files or folders

Nautilus started to freeze a few days ago, I haven't really looked up to what was underneath until I had to clean up and archive my documents. After some digging around, it turned out Vineyard (a wine configuration tool) was the culprit. As it turned out, the author on the tool published this on a bug tracker and instructions on how to fix.

"As the author of Vineyard, I can confirm that one of the extensions installed caused this behaviour.
I'm of course sorry for the trouble and would like to point out that this is already fixed and that the next version won't have this issue."

For now a simple:

$ sudo rm /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-2.0/python/vineyard-configuration-selection.py

will do the trick.

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Installing PM Fastrack exam simulation tool in ubuntu using wine

If you are studying for the PMP exam, then you need some kind of exam simulation tool like PM Fastrack. The problem is that it's not available for Linux and only works on Windows.
I solved this by finding a way to make it work with Wine.

Instructions are as follows:

1) Install the latest Wine using apt-get. In a terminal type:

# sudo apt-get install wine

2) Download winetricks.

# wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
# chmod +x winetricks

3) Setup a new wine directory and install msdac28. We'll use .wine-fastrack to install the application.

# WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-fastrack ./winetricks mdac28 gecko

# rm -rf ~/.wine-fastrack/drive_c/windows/system32/user32.dll

# rm -rf ~/.wine-fastrack/drive_c/windows/system32/kernel32.dll

4) Now that we have a separate "bottle" for running our application, we'll download the trial and install. Go here and register yourself to download the trial.

5) Now type the following:

# WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-fastrack wine /path/to/fastrack.exe

(this will install the software, just follow the installation wizard)

6) After it's done, you just can double-click the icon the installer put on your desktop to run it.

Note: I actually used crossover linux to install, this would be the translated to wine instructions. If you have any problems following them, please let me know and I'll try to help.

Additionally if you want smooth fonts (anti-aliased) then execute the following:

# WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-fastrack winetricks corefonts tahoma droid fontsmooth-rgb

If you get a dialog about date format, just press ESC to close and continue.

Enjoy you PMP exam.

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