For the latest version, check out Install LAMP on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. Why Install LAMP? Today I’m going to show how to install and set up a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack on Ubuntu. Why do this? It’s useful if you want to set up an off-line web development environment. If you are …
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VirtualBox is a great application for trying out different Linux distros without messing with your current build. In this post I’ll show you how to share a folder between your Linux host and the guest virtual machine. This assumes you have already installed VirtualBox, created and installed your guest OS, and installed VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Continue reading Share Folders Between a Linux Host and Linux Virtual Machine on VirtualBoxIn today’s Command Line Basics we’ll create some customized commands with alias. You can think of alias as a sort of command line shortcut. Odds are, your system already has a few aliases defined by default. If you enter the command by it’s self, without an argument, it will tell you what aliases already exist …
Continue reading Command Line Basics: Create Custom Commands with AliasOne of the most fundamental things you may want to do from the command line is to list the files in the current directory. That’s where the ls command comes in. ls stands for, you guessed it, list.
Continue reading Command Line Basics: List Files with lsIf you’ve got a netbook, then you’re probably wishing you had a little more vertical room on your monitor. The default setup on GNOME includes two panels that take up valuable space at the top and bottom of your screen. Here’s a few tips to free up some space on your GNOME Desktop layout.
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