WordPress is a content management system originally developed for blogging, but has been greatly expanded through widgets, themes and plugins. Complete the following steps to install WordPress on a Ubuntu 12.04 workstation ("server") so that you can try different plugins and theme, before you get your blog online. 1. Pre-reqs (Apache, PHP, and MySQL) sudo … Continue reading How to install WordPress locally on Ubuntu/Debian?
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How to install Magento on Ubuntu/Debian
By the end of this guide you will have installed Magento, and some sample data, locally on Ubuntu. This will allow you to get to grips with the software before installing it onto a production server. In addition to Magento I will take you through installing Apache, PHP and MySQL. I'm going to assume that … Continue reading How to install Magento on Ubuntu/Debian
How to access your computing devices at home from outside world?
Setting up remote access to your local network is one of the coolest things you can do with your router, as it allows you to remotely view your screen, access files, control services like BitTorrent remotely, and so on. Basically, anything you can do at home can be made possible by just opening a few … Continue reading How to access your computing devices at home from outside world?
How to identify your own public IP address on Ubuntu?
1. Install Curl Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install curl openSUSE: sudo zypper install curl 2. In a terminal, run curl ifconfig.me 3. Your public IP should be returned.
How to install Guest OS Additions (Linux guestOS) in VirtualBox
1. Mount the Guest OS Additions image file (ISO). 2. Open up a terminal, go to /media, and see if the image has been mounted successfully. jayla@jayla-VirtualBox:/media/VBOXADDITIONS_4.3.10_93012$ 3. Run the relevant script sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run 4. Guest OS Additions should be installed in folder /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.3.10 For more details, go to the official VirtualBox site https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html … Continue reading How to install Guest OS Additions (Linux guestOS) in VirtualBox
What is inside init.d directory?
The init.d directory contains a number of start/stop scripts for various services (Daemon) on your system. Everything from acpid to x11-common is controlled from this directory. If you look at the /etc directory you will find directories that are in the form rc#.d (Where # is a number reflects a specific initialization level - from … Continue reading What is inside init.d directory?
A more detailed tutorial on how to allow remote access
Setting up remote access to your local network is one of the coolest things you can do with your router, as it allows you to remotely view your screen, access files, control services like BitTorrent remotely, and so on. Basically, anything you can do at home can be made possible by just opening a few … Continue reading A more detailed tutorial on how to allow remote access
Allow Remote Desktop connections from outside your home network (Windows and Linux)
There are six steps you'll need to follow to set this up. Each one is explained in detail below. Allow remote connections to the computer you want to access. Make sure Remote Desktop is able to communicate through your firewall. Find the IP address of the computer on your home network that you want to … Continue reading Allow Remote Desktop connections from outside your home network (Windows and Linux)
How to install FLTK with MS Visual C++ 2010 Express
1. Go to http://fltk.org and download the latest release (zip file, such as "fltk-1.3.0-source.tar") 2. Copy it to C:/ and unzip the file. 3. Open Visual C++ 2010, go to C:\fltk-1.3.0\ide\VisualC2010, open "fltk.sln". 4. From the Build menu, choose build solution. When the process is completed, close Visual Studio. 5. From the main FLTK directory, … Continue reading How to install FLTK with MS Visual C++ 2010 Express
How do I make a Python script executable on Linux/Unix?
You need to do two things: the script file’s mode must be executable and the first line must begin with #! followed by the path of the Python interpreter. The first is done by executing “chmod +x scriptfile” or perhaps “chmod 755 scriptfile". $ chmod +x myscript.py The second can be done in a number … Continue reading How do I make a Python script executable on Linux/Unix?
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