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Geany IDE: The best lightweight IDE ever

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Geany: The best lightweight and fast code editor available.
Geany is the best lightweight code editors i have come across on Linux. The best thing about Geany is that is lightweight, fast and as capable as IDE's like Eclipse, Netbeans or Aptana. Java and PHP both can be coded using this editor, while most prefer it for coding php than Java. Geany also supports many other major programming languages and scripting languages.

java program code in geany
Coding Java in Geany editor

Having used Netbeans and Aptana Studio in the past, I find Geany to be faster than both. Although Geany is lightweight, It is as capable as Netbeans and Aptana. Features of Geany are,
  • Cross platform IDE. 
  • Supports almost all major programming, markup and scripting lanugages.
  • Lightweight and fast.
  • Easy to install, configure and extend.
  • Comes in handy also as a good text editor.
  • Simple and elegant GUI.
Windows is available both on Linux and Windows, but the windows version misses out on a few features. You can download and install Geany for Windows from geany.org/Download/Releases. Geany can be installed on almost all popular Linux distributions, 

 Ubuntu: open terminal and type sudo apt-get install geany to install Geany. Geany can also be installed from Ubuntu Software Center > Developer Tools.

 Fedora: open terminal and type yum install geany to install geany on Fedora.

Start coding with the best lightweight developer IDE available on Linux.


XAMPP on 64bit Ubuntu [solved] - Installing 32bit libraries

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XAMPP, still a 32bit package fails to run in 64bit linux. This problem can be fixed by installing 32bit libraries, this would make all 32bit packages work in your 64bit linux distro. Just follow these steps,

 Step1: Go to Terminal.

            Type the following,
                   sudo apt-get install ia32-libs 
Step 2: Now the packages will be downloaded and installed

             Go back to terminal again and run the following command,
            
                       /opt/lampp/lampp start   

 XAMPP will be up and running on your 64bit Linux distribution now. Start coding :) 

See also: Install XAMPP on Ubuntu.

Installing XAMPP on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit to run PHP/Perl Scripts

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XAMPP, as we all know is an open source web development server solution and consists of Apache, MySQL, and is widely used to run and test programs and scripts written in Php and Perl. Here is a tutorial on how to install XAMPP on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Step 1: In Terminal, log in as root by entering the following command.
sudo -s
Step 2: After logging in as root, download the latest version of XAMPP - xampp-linux-1.8.1.tar.gz.

Step 3: Copy the downloaded file to the home folder and extract it using the command
tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.8.1.tar.gz -C /opt
Step 4: Now XAMPP has been installed and all you need to do is start the XAMPP service, which can be done by the command.
/opt/lampp/lampp start
Step 5: Now open up your browser and type http://localhost which will open up the XAMPP Dashboard. You can delete the index.php file in /opt/lampp/htdocs to disable the dashboard screen. 

Step 6: Copy your PHP/Perl scripts to the /opt/lampp/htdocs folder to open and run it from localhost. 

More XAMPP commands and functions can be found here.

We strongly recommend XAMPP over WAMP.

tags: XAMPP to run PHP and Perl programs in linux ubuntu localhost php help.

Installing Linux from a USB Pendrive

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Linux on an USB drive.
This is a tutorial on how to install a version of Linux from an iso file by booting it from an USB Pendrive. In this tutorial we are going to help you install the latest version of Ubuntu, The Quantal Quetzal. We prefer you use a 64bit version if you have more than 4GB of RAM available.

  1. Download the version of the Linux iso file you want to install on your PC. 
  2. Download and Install 'LinuxLive' (LiLi) , a software to write the iso file into the USB drive.  - Download.
  3. After installing LiLi on your PC, open it and follow these steps in order,
  4. In Step 1 on Linux Live, Select the USB drive on which you want to boot linux from.
  5. In Step 2 select 'ISO/IMG/ZIP'.
  6. At Step 3 select Live mode to use it live and install it. Add very little persistence memory if you wish to install.
  7. In Step 4, select to hide files in USB drive and format the Pendrive.
  8. Now after a while a small text will appear at the bottom of Lili, saying the LinuxLive key is now up and ready.
  9. Now restart your PC, go to BIOS and change Boot Priority to USB and reboot.
  10. Now your PC will boot from USB drive and you will be shown options to install Ubuntu.

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The user interface of LinuxLive and the steps involved.

You can also use other softwares like UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer and a few other softwares to write your image(.iso) file to a pendrive. We prefer LiLi as we find it quite simple and attractive. You can find a list of other software which can write image file to USB drive here at alternativeto.net/software/lili-usb-creator.

Counter Strike now available on Linux

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Counter Strike Condition Zero hits Linux 

Valve, the makers of one of the most popular First person shooter games has released it's most popular game, Counter Strike Condition Zero to Linux users. The game is available to be downloaded from Official Ubuntu Software Center. The world's most played online game is available for download at a discounted price of up to 75% till February 21st, after which the price will shoot up. Steam officially launched last month and is offering Valve games at discounted prices. Rumors are that more games from Valve will soon reach the Linux platform.

Download - https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/steam/

Ubuntu for Nexus available from February 21st confirms Canonical

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Ubuntu on Google Nexus phone
Ubuntu for Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Canonical have announced that they are all set to release two images of the new Ubuntu for Phones that will work with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 4. Canonical are providing a desktop app which will guide you with downloading and  installing Ubuntu on your Nexus. A touch developer preview will also be available from 21st at wiki.ubuntu.com/TouchInstallProcess. 

via : OMGUbuntu

Ubuntu for Phones - Competition for Android ?

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Once Ubuntu for phones is officially out, Android operating system will see some competition at last. Today Android OS is the most widely preffered and used mobile operating system available. Ubuntu for phones is a concept that would be released by this year end or by the start of 2014 and has already caught the attention of Ubuntu lovers all over the world. Android lovers and tech experts though doesn't seem much impressed and a lot of forums on the internet says this could go down fast.

A video is out on Youtube which gives you a glance at the features that will available once the OS is out on mobile and the best thing we noticed is that it is very clean and beautiful with an easy to use GUI. Another important feature being offered is the security of linux in your pocket.
 
Promotional video released by Ubuntu

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth is confident that this new mobile operating system has all it takes to be number one. There are already about 45000 native apps available for the system and has been designed to work with current generation android mobile phones. Apps will have the same core functionality that it has on a PC, and developers will be urged to make interfaces that would suit to a phone. The minimum requirements to run ubuntu for phones(as rumored) is as below,
  • Dual-core A9 ARM Processor
  •  1GB of RAM
  • 4GB Flash Storage + SD
  • 800×400 WVGA Screen
  • Multi-touch
The first release of this much awaited mobile OS will happen in late february and will only be available for the Galaxy Nexus. An installation image and it's source code is to be made available soon. Canonical seems to be all excited about this new launch and once the first release is made available to the public, we will get a clear picture of what is on offer. Even though ubuntu os is coming to phones, dual booting is still a distant dream in handsets. We are eagerly looking forward to such a development where one can use two operating systems on a phone like Android and Ubuntu.

Open Facebook via Linux terminal

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Well i read this today from a friend who shared it on Facebook.A tutorial on how to use Facebook from a Linux terminal.


A majority of Linux users prefer sticking to their terminal rather than accessing through a GUI for most of their daily tasks. Have you ever wondered whether there is any way to access Facebook from terminal? The answer is Yes... Now, its possible to access Facebook from the terminal

 Read More: How to Use Facebook through command line.

Installing Reliance Netconnect on Fedora OS

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Well i recently moved to Fedora ( Kernel Linux 3.1.0-7.fc16.i686) which runs GNOME 3.2.1 . My PC runs on a dualcore CPU at 1GB Ram, I was using a Reliance netconnect earlier to browse on the go and after moving i had to install it on Fedora 16.There are no software available for Fedora OS, but it is possible to connect and use the internet.

  • From Fedora Desktop go to Applications > Network Settings

Select Network Settings
  • From the dialog box that opens up select Mobile Broadband and click add as in the picture below (it shows Reliance netconnection as i have configured it already ).
 
  •  You should see the modem name from the box that appears next, mine is 'Huawei Technologies and Huawei mobile'

Click continue.
  •  Select country from the next box that appears and click continue.
Select country from list.
  •  Now  Select 'Reliance Netconnect'
Select Reliance and continue.


  • Now select reliance connection from the network connections tab on the top-right corner of the desktop.
Click 'Reliance Connection' and get connected

Now you will be successfully connected to the internet. Enjoy browsing :)


Tags: Reliance Netconnect+ net connect settings for linux fedora kernel ubuntu



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