Fixing Common Problems with LAMP on Ubuntu

May 5, 2012 by · 9 Comments
Filed under: HowTo, linux, Ubuntu, web development 

There are a few common problems that people run into after installing LAMP on Ubuntu. In this post I'll show how to fix a few of those problems. If you don't already have LAMP set up, please see How To Install LAMP on Ubuntu. Read more

Installing a LAMP Server on Ubuntu

April 26, 2012 by · 100 Comments
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Ubuntu LAMP Server

When working on web development, I prefer to work within the privacy of my own development environment located on my computer. I'd rather make the majority of my mistakes where no one else can see them rather than out in the wild of the Internet. In order to have that private development environment, I install a LAMP configuration. If you're not familiar with LAMP, it stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, php (and/or Perl). Read more

Ubuntu 12.04 is Here: List of download mirrors

April 26, 2012 by · 1 Comment
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Today Canonical released its latest long term service release of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. As of this writing, the Ubuntu website is unresponsive, returning a connection timeout error. It is expected that the main download server is running very slowly right now. However, the torrents are running just fine.  I'm currently downloading a torrent at over 500 KiB/s.

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Canonical and Microsoft To Join Forces on New UI

April 1, 2012 by · 3 Comments
Filed under: FOSS, humor, linux, Ubuntu, windows 

Recognizing that the dawn of the Post PC Era is upon us, Microsoft and Canonical (the corporate sponsor behind Ubuntu Linux) have both determined that they need to make a major move to challenge Apple's iOS and Google's Android in the mobile device space. After deciding that it's best not to go it alone, Canonical and Microsoft announced today that they are forming a joint venture to develop their next generation of user interface. Read more

Fix The Shutdown/Reboot Issue With Multiple Users on Ubuntu

March 24, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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A while back I purchased a nice LG Smart TV for my living room. Besides having the standard Smart TV applications like internet browsing and NetFlix, my TV can stream media from my PC either through a DLNA server or through LG's Media Link. In order to use the Media Link, you must install the Plex Media Server on your computer. Read more

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