Ques : How to install Oracle Database XE Server on Ubuntu Linux desktop system ? Ans : An Oracle database consists of a collection of data managed by an Oracle database management system. You can download Oracle Database XE server for Debian, Mandriva, Novell, Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux distributions. First you need to get databases up [...]

If you are a new user and not familiar with command prompt you can install GUI for your ubuntu LAMP server using these 2 options : Option 1 : Install desktop Environment Step 1 : First you nee to make sure you have enabled Universe and Multiverse repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list file ( Remove # infront of [...]

If for some reason you want to restart your USB sub-system, there is no need to reboot. Just type the following in terminal : sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart and you are done.

For Linux users Flash Player 10 offers window-less mode support. Flash Player 10 Features : 1. Adds new filters 2. 3D effects 3. Better typography support 4. Transparency through Flash 5. Page elements rendered above Flash 6. V4L2 camera support 7. Smooth fullscreen video playback 8. Better performance and many more … Note : Adobe still does not provide a 64-bit Flash Player, But still [...]

MySQL is a widely spread SQL database management system mainly used on LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) projects. In order to be able to use a database, one needs to create a new database, give access permission to the database server to a database user and finally grant all right to that specific database to this user. This tutorial will [...]

Ubuntu 8.10 is now out, By default Ubuntu 8.04 LTS will not offer a upgrade to 8.10. This is because the 8.04 LTS version is a long term support release and 8.10 is a regular release. However upgrades from 8.04 LTS to 8.10 are fully supported and easy to enable. You can directly upgrade to Ubuntu [...]

Note : The upgrade will freeze on the locales package if you are using the (current) Gutsy kernel, 2.6.22-15. Reboot into 2.6.22-14 before upgrading. Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Desktops (Recommended) : You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure. Step 1 : Open System -> Administration -> Update Manager Step 2 : Click the Check button [...]

Every time Ubuntu installs a new Linux kernel, the old one is left behind. This means that if you are regularly updating an Ubuntu system the Grub boot menu becomes longer and longer with kernels you don’t need anymore. The old kernels are deliberately left installed and on the menu so you can boot a previous [...]

Canonical ( independently from Ubuntu community ) has announced the ubuntu dapper commercial repository which houses Opera web browser, among other softwares. Interested? Here’s how to setup canonical repository in Ubuntu : Step 1 : From Desktop, go to System->Administration, select Synaptic Package Manager Step 2 : Select Setting->Repositories from Synaptic, a dialog appears Step 3 : Click [...]

Ubuntu offers you the choice of various repository mirrors around the world. Initially I just chose a server close to me in India. But is it really the fastest? A little-known features in Synaptic can find you the fastest server to speed up your application installs in Ubuntu. Step 1 : Open the Synaptic package manager. Step 2 [...]