Linux Tutorials on the topic “Ubuntu”
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Installing Lighttpd with PHP (PHP-FPM mode) and MySQL or MariaDB on Ubuntu 15.04
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: lighttpd, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 1
Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on an Ubuntu 15.04 server with PHP support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL. PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation with some additional features useful for sites of any size, especially busier sites.
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Build an IRC Server with IRCD-Hybrid and Anope on Ubuntu 15.04
Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu • Comments: 3
This tutorial shows the installation of an IRC server with IRCD-Hybrid and Anope on Ubuntu 15.04 and how to secure the IRC connections with SSL.
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How to extend GIMP with GMIC
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 4
GIMP is the n1 open source image editor and raster graphics manipulator that offers an array of special effects and filters out of the box. Although the software's default capabilities will be more than enough for most people out there, there isn't any reason why you couldn't expand them if you wished for it. While there are many ways to do exactly that, I will focus on how to enrich your GIMP filters and effects sets with the use of G'MIC.
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Design PCB and Generate Schematic Drawings with Fritzing on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: centos, debian, desktop, fedora, linux, suse, ubuntu • Comments: 1
Fritzing is a new open source PCB designer that supports Linux systems. Its power stems from its user-friendly interface, drag n drop features, pleasing visuals, and comprehensive views. To me, it looks very much like Autodesk's 123D Circuits and also works very similarly to it too, so this is very positive to say the least.
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How to install Odoo ERP Software on Ubuntu 15.04
Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 9
Odoo is an OpenSource enterprise resource planning and customer relationship software that can help you to organize and grow your business. Odoo was formerly named openERP and therefor TinyERP. There are many apps available to extend Odoo, for example: billing, accounting, manufacturing, purchasing, warehouse management, and project management.
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How to stitch photos into a panorama with Hugin Panorama Creator on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: centos, debian, desktop, fedora, linux, opensuse, ubuntu • Comments: 0
Almost every modern digital camera offers the ability of “on the fly” panorama creation, but often you will find the result of this automated process not to meet expectations. For this reason, it's best to take the sequence of photos as individual continuous images and then you use some kind of software tool to stitch them together in a proper way.
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Ubuntu 15.04 LAMP server tutorial with Apache 2, PHP 5 and MariaDB (instead of MySQL)
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: apache, linux, mysql, php, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 5
LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache 2 webserver on an Ubuntu 15.04 server with PHP 5 support (mod_php) and MySQL / MariaDB. Additionally, I will install PHPMyAdmin to make MySQL administration easier. A LAMP setup is the perfect basis for CMS systems like Joomla, Wordpress or Drupal.
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Docker: Installation and Basic usage on Ubuntu 15.04
Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: ubuntu, virtualization • Comments: 5
Docker is an open-source project that provides an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, package, and run applications anywhere as a lightweight container. This tutorial shows the installation of Docker on Ubuntu 15.04 and the first steps to get started with Docker container management.
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How to get Oracle Virtual Box 5.0 installed on (Ubuntu) Linux
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: linux, ubuntu, virtualbox, virtualization • Comments: 0
Oracle's Virtual Box is one of the easiest to use virtual machines that run under Linux. Although we Linux users have reasons not to use Oracle's products, the particular piece of software is maybe the best choice we can make in that area and at least it's open source. If you want to use other free software alternatives to Oracle's VM, you can check VMware Workstation, QEMU, or GNOME Boxes (currently works only on Fedora).
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How to sync your documents with Google Drive on Ubuntu
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: cloud, storage, ubuntu • Comments: 15
Google Drive is a popular online service that allows for the easy sharing and collaborative editing of documents (word files or spreadsheets). Under the most usual day to day circumstances, the GDrive tool is very useful serving as a cloud space and/or a readily available online collaboration platform. On this guide, we will see how you can install an open source client tool for the service named Grive, and how to set it up according to your needs.