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Tag Archives: ubuntu
Install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 8.04
Following up from my old guide to installing PostgreSQL (for Ubuntu 7.10), I thought i’d better do an update for the latest releases… This quick walk-through are my notes for installing the PostgreSQL database server and the PgAdmin administration application … Continue reading
Installing R/BioConductor on Ubuntu 8.04
The new version of Ubuntu is out, (as if you haven’t heard that by now), so that means a fresh install to play about with and working just the way I want! One of the tools that I currently need … Continue reading
Installing VMware Tools on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy)
If you’re a VMware user and want to play around with the latest version of Ubuntu in a VM (like me), you’ll need to get the vmware-tools installed. Unfortunately, things are not quite as straight forward as the previous release … Continue reading
Bio-Linux - Bioinformatics Tools for Linux
Bio-Linux is a specialised Linux disro that provides both standard and cutting edge bioinformatics software tools on a Linux base. I wrote a post on my old blog a little while back now detailing how to use the packages from … Continue reading
Install phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 7.10
Update: These instructions have been tested and work fine in the latest version of Ubuntu (8.04, Hardy Heron). phpPgAdmin is a web based GUI for administrating a PostgreSQL database server. Here’s some quick notes on getting it installed easily on … Continue reading
Mount ISO Files With Nautilus
Here’s two short bash scripts that allow you to mount and unmount an ISO image easily within the right-click menu in Nautilus (the file manager in Gnome): $ sudo mkdir /media/ISO $ cd ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/ $ gedit “Mount ISO Image” Now … Continue reading
Installing Apache and PHP Troubles
I just recently set Apache up on my home server (more on the server at some point in the future), but I was having problems serving up php pages. Every time I tried to access a php based page, Firefox … Continue reading
Install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 7.10
If you are using the latest version of Ubuntu (8.04 - Hardy Heron), you might find these slightly updated instructions useful. This quick walk-through are my notes for installing the PostgreSQL database server and the PgAdmin administration application on Ubuntu … Continue reading
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Installing VMware Tools on Ubuntu Gutsy
I’ve just started to play about with the new Ubuntu (7.10 - Gutsy), I have to say that I quite like it - I was a big fan of Feisty and all other Ubuntu releases previously, so this is more … Continue reading