This is for the newbies in the world of Ubuntu. Use the following steps to install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) in Ubuntu. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal). Run the following command to install Apache $sudo apt-get install apache2 To test Apache open up any web browser and then enter the following into the web address: http://localhost/ Now run the following command in the terminal to install PHP $sudo apt-get [...]

Recently I have updated my Ubuntu machine at office from 8.04 (Hardy) to 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). Surprisingly my keyboard was not working properly specially the arrow keys, HOME and END keys. Then I searched through google and found a quick solution. That I am sharing here to help others who may face this problem. Just run the following command in the terminal all keys of your keyboard will work. $ setxkbmap -model evdev Thanking everyone [...]

PHP is mainly a server side language which renders the code at server and throws the output to the client end through Apache or any other HTTP server. So, being a newbie we often suffer from GD support in Ubuntu. This are the following steps to install or add PHP GD support in Ubuntu. $ apt-get install php5-gd OR $ sudo apt-get install php5-gd $ /etc/init.d/apache2 restart Now PHP GD support is ready to work.

Those who are involved in Java based application development must need to use Java Development Kit (JDK). And those are newbie in the world of Ubuntu may don’t know how to install JDK in Ubuntu. This is quite simple to install JDK in ubuntu. Just run the following command in the terminal and follow the steps. $sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jdk After this the rest of the process will display a dialog that will require you [...]

Even we are using Ubuntu we may sometimes want to or need to use some Microsoft true type fonts. For that we can follow the following steps to install true type fonts in our Ubuntu. We can install the MS core fonts by installing the msttcorefonts package. To do this, enable the “Universe” component of the repositories. Then run the following command in the terminal: $sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts This will give us the core [...]

I have a CentOS server to test my all projects. According to clients requirement webmin is installed as admin panel. Today I had tried to use a cron PHP script in that server and succeeded. This is how I have setup the cron job. In the webmin panel ther is a menu group named ‘Cluster’; So from that menu group -> Cluster Cron Job. Then I have added a new cron job. 1. Selected user [...]