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Tomcat5.5 and Apache2 on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

Getting Tomcat and Apache working together isn’t very complicated as long as you know what to do! Installation Enable multiverse repository sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk apache2 sudo apt-get install tomcat5.5 tomcat5.5-admin tomcat5.5-webapps libapache2-mod-jk sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart sudo /etc/init.d/tomcat5.5 restart Tests: … Continue reading

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Checking out the Ubuntu Doc Team

I’ve been using Ubuntu since its beginning, but have not contributed much back to the community that has given me so much. I have decided its high time to rectify that, so I am contributing to the Ubuntu Doc Team … Continue reading

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VMWare Server on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

It always takes a while after a new Ubuntu release to iron out problems installing VMWare. I finally found instructions for installing VMWare Server 1.0.6 in Hardy Heron, in the Ubuntu Wiki. Imagine that!

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Postgresql in Ubuntu 6.04 Dapper Drake

This is the process I use to install and configure Apache2, Postgresql, PhpPgAdmin, and remote access for PgAdmin3 in Ubuntu Dapper. Install apache2, postgresql, and php-postgresql packages sudo apt-get install apache2 postgresql-8.1 php5-pgsql Install phpPgAdmin wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/phppgadmin/phpPgAdmin-4.1.3.tar.gztar -xzf phpPgAdmin-4.1.3.tar.gzsudo mv … Continue reading

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Apt-get tab completion in Ubuntu 6.04 Dapper Drake

Dapper does not come with tab completion in apt-get. To get it, you can copy the /etc/bash_complete file from a Gutsy or newer install to the same location on Dapper. Then just restart bash.

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