dns problem in UBUNTU 12.04

The DNS resolution in UBUNTU 12.04 is being handled by dnsmasq server.
So resolv.conf just has 127.0.0.1 in its nameserver field.

dnsmasq accumulates all the details from the dhcp , etc. hookscripts and pings these nameservers. But there is problem in its functioning.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1968061

so to resolve this problem just disable the dnsmasq method for name resolution, by commenting out the line dns=dnsmasq in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

and restart the network manager
with
sudo restart network-manager

The DNS details from dhcp are now pushed to resolv.conf.

spotify on ubuntu 11.04

Install wine

change the winhttp dll in ~/.wine/windows/system32 folder

restart spotify (you will get error)

restart spotify

In case sound does not work, go to wine and change the audio drivers to alsa with emulation, 44100 and 16bit.

and restart wine dont just press apply

reference Urls:
https://www.spotify.com/uk/help/faq/tech/#supported-platforms
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1610680
http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/spotify_crashes_at_start_on_ubuntu_11_04_with_wine