How to retore grub after reinstall your windows
Posted on November 25, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | 1 Comment
Maybe you have windows and ubuntu on you computer,If you reinstall your windows ,you will find that the grub lost,then how to restore your grub,in fact it’s very simple.You only need you ubuntu live cd.
1.Put your ubuntu live cd to your cdrom,then boot from cd to your ubuntu desktop
2.Press Ctl+Alt+F1 to open a new tty
3.Input [...]
The first alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04 is now available
Posted on November 23, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
Pre-releases of Jaunty are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.
Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that [...]
Install and configure apache2 php5 mysql phpmyadmin in ubuntu 8.04/8.10
Posted on November 22, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
1.First please use command apt-get to install these packages.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2-mpm-prefork
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5
sudo apt-get install php5-mysql
sudo apt-get install php5-gd
sudo apt-get install php5-cli
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
Note:During the installation of mysql,system will prompt you to input the root password for mysql database.And during the installation of phpmyadmin,a window will jump [...]
Read More..>>Introduction to clearcase branch
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
Overview
Clearcase branches are used to enable parallel development. A branch is an object that specifies a linear sequence of versions of an element. Every element has one main branch, which represents the principal line of development, and may have multiple subbranches, each of which represents a separate line of development. For example, a project team [...]
To install Adobe AIR in Ubuntu 8.10
Posted on November 20, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
This guide will give you a step by step instuction of how to install Adobe AIR and AIR application in Ubuntu
1.Download Adobe AIR at here
2.Open a Terminal (select Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) to install Adobe AIR
3.Agree the Adobe AIR license agreement to continue the setup
4.Follow the on-screen instructions to finish to setup
5.To install Adobe [...]
How to use apt-get in ubuntu
Posted on November 19, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
Apt-get is the command-line tool for handling packages in ubuntu.You can use apt-get to install packages,upgrade packages,remove packages,even to upgrade your ubuntu to a new version.
In fact most of these action will interact with the repositories.Repositories are merely collections of softwares which are stored in a public location on the internet. By including the web [...]
How to change the ubuntu boot order
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
This guide will give you the instruction to change your ubuntu order.
The way is to modify your /boot/grub/menu.lst to set which os should be boot by default.
For example ,you have 4 entries in your menu.lst
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=90834bc0-4167-40e8-936d
-1628b2cd21bf ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=90834bc0-4167-40e8-936d
-1628b2cd21bf ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=90834bc0-4167-40e8-936
d-1628b2cd21bf [...]
How to recover/restore the grub of you ubuntu
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
Many people install both windows and ubuntu in his/her computer,but when we re-install windows,we found that the grub of ubuntu lost which cause us can not login the ubuntu system.Below will give you the steps to recover the grub of your ubuntu.
1.boot-up your computer with Ubuntu Installation CD
2. At “boot:” prompt, add “rescue” to the [...]
Kolourpaint:A simple paint tool in ubuntu
Posted on November 17, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | Leave a Comment
KolourPaint is a simple drawing and image editing application for KDE 4.
It aims to be easy to use, providing a level of functionality targeted towards
the average user. It is ideal for common tasks such as drawing simple graphics
and touching-up photos.It looks just like the paint tool of Windows:
But Kolourpaint is not installed in ubuntu by [...]
Read More..>>How to choose a fastest update server for you ubuntu
Posted on November 17, 2008 - Filed Under Linux | 1 Comment
This guide will provide you a simple instructions step by step to choose a fastest update server for you ubuntu.
1.Start Start System/Administration/Software Sources
2.In the Ubuntu software tab,change download from to Others…
3.Then another window been opened.In this new window click Select best server
4.Then the system will ping all the update servers to find out the best/fastest [...]
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