Ubuntu Linux: Convert CHM file into PDF file

CHM (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help) is a Microsoft proprietary online help format, that consists of a collection of HTML pages and an index. CHM files are not recognized by Linux and they cannot be open using any default application. To open CHM files, you have to install CHM viewer in Linux. In my previous article, … Read more

Ubuntu Linux: How to view CHM file?

CHM (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help) is a Microsoft proprietary online help format, that consists of a collection of HTML pages and an index. CHM files are not recognized by Linux and they cannot be open using any default application. To open CHM files, you have to install CHM viewer (like xCHM) in Linux. You can … Read more

Ubuntu: Add Remove Applications & Software Source Repository

Here are some ubuntu linux commands to add and remove repository/software sources and applications. Add application sudo apt-get install {package-name} Eg: Adding skype-wrapper application sudo apt-get install skype-wrapper Remove application sudo apt-get remove {package-name} Eg. Removing skype-wrapper application sudo apt-get remove skype-wrapper Eg. Removing application package called skype-wrapper along with all configuration files sudo apt-get … Read more

Linux command: Change permission of files or folders

Here are some linux commands to change the permission of files and folders/directories. chmod is used change the file system mode / permission of files and folders. Change Particular File and Folder Permission This will give 775 permission to test directory which is insde /var/www directory chmod 775 /var/www/test This will give 664 permission to … Read more

Ubuntu: Installing Apache, PHP, MySQL & phpMyAdmin

Here are step-by-step commands about installing apache, php, mysql, and phpmyadmin on ubuntu. 1) Open Terminal – Press: CTRL + ALT + T 2) Install Apache – In terminal, type: sudo apt-get install apache2 – To test if Apache installation, Open browser and type: http://localhost – It should show text: It Works! 3) Install PHP … Read more

Ubuntu Linux: How to install and setup XDebug in PHP Eclipse? [IMAGES]

PHPEclipse is a PHP development plugin for the Eclipse IDE Framework. And, XDebug is a PHP extension which provides debugging and profiling capabilities. I am using Ubuntu Operating System. This article provides a step-by-step guide on installing and setting up XDebug in PHP Eclipse in Ubuntu. Install XDebug in Ubuntu Open terminal and type the … Read more

Apache Virtual Host and Setting it up on Ubuntu Linux

The term Virtual Host refers to the practice of running more than one web site (such as www.company1.com and www.company2.com) on a single machine. Virtual hosts can be “IP-based“, meaning that you have an IP address for each web site, or “name-based“, meaning that you have more than one web site per IP address. The … Read more

Ubuntu Linux: Get RAM, Hard disk size, Processor information

There are different ways to get RAM size, Hard disk size, processor size, etc. in Ubuntu. Here are some:- 1. From System -> Administration -> System Monitor This is kind of Task manager of Windows. You can get the system information like memory, processor and disk info. Along with that, you can see which processes … Read more