Here is the direct and brief version on how to install Drupal 6.22 in Ubuntu Desktop 11.10.

1) Install LAMP server

i) Open command line terminal.
ii) Type: sudo su
iii) Provide password.
iv) Type: tasksel
v) Choose 'lamp server' to install.
vi) Start apache server: service apache2 reload
vii) Add virtual site: cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/website-name-directory
viii) Enable new website:
- cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
- a2ensite website-name-directory

2) Drupal installation.

i) Create database for drupal (in mysql).

This is a guide on how to setup Virtualbox on Ubuntu. We use 'virtualbox-qt 4.1.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1', a Virtualbox package for Ubuntu Desktop version 11.10 for this example.

Download and install Virtualbox

It's easier to download and install Virtualbox using Ubuntu Software Center. Open Ubuntu Software Center from the left panel menu on the desktop and type 'virtualbox' in the search textbox. See screenshot example below:

I just got back to Ubuntu Desktop from Salix OS. Install the latest version of Ubuntu desktop, which is version 11.10. The installation of this version of Ubuntu is quite different from the older version i used (8.04 I think). For the installation, I'd say it is much easier. The manually partition hard disk steps are simpler. But Ubuntu automatic updates of applications during installation is annoying. It took hours to finish the installation.

A computer needs an ip address in order to communicate with other computer in a networking environment while a server needs to provide ip addresses for all its clients (users). There are two types of server that provide ip addresses to clients, a dynamic ip address server and static ip address server. A server that provides dynamic ip address is called a DHCP server (DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). That is the server that we are going to setup here.

This is a guide on how to create Slackware Squid package using scripts from Slackbuilds.org, install it in Slackware64 13.37 and configure the squid.conf configuration file. It is just a basic configuration to get Squid cache proxy server works. Advanced setting is not included. You should read and at least understand some basic of Squid before try this step by step guide. Here is Squid-cache website. Before we begin, please make sure you have these basic requirements:

Sometimes it happens. Here is a tip on how to boot into your Linux and fix the problem. Normally, this problem always happen because of wrong Lilo configuration. For example, you choose to store Lilo in / directory instead of mbr during Lilo setup when installing Slackware. Anyway, whatever the reason is, you need to configure Lilo again.

If you create a boot disk or usb boot disk during installation setup, you just need to boot from it. If not, then you can boot from Slackware installation cd or dvd. For this particular example, we use Slackware dvd. See steps below:

In Slackware Linux, you need to manually mount the cdrom from command line terminal before you are able to use it. In order to mount the cdrom, you must have root privilege. So if you are going to mount the cdrom from Slackware 13.1 x-window(KDE), open command line terminal from Start --> Applications --> Systems --> Terminal. In Slackware 12.2 x-window kde, Start --> System --> Konsole. You can also switch to the command line terminal to another virtual terminal by pressing Alt+(F2-F6) and login as a normal user.

This is a guide on how to create favorite icon (as required beside the url of a website) in Ubuntu using GIMP image Editor. GIMP Image Editor is installed by default in Ubuntu desktop and Slackware too. We don't need anything else. No converter what so ever. So here we go.

Open GIMP Image Editor from Applications --> Graphics menu.

Click File menu and choose New. In the new pane, type size 16 pixels for both Width and Height. Click OK to continue.

This is a guide on setting up Drupal content management system on localhost. This guide is the second part tutorial on how to build a website using Drupal cms. You can read the first tutorial in Drupal installation on windows tutorial and Setup and configure Drupal 6 in Slackware Linux tutorial.

The Linux find command is perhaps the most powerful command for finding files in the Linux system. However, it is quite complicated. For a Linux beginner, first they need to understand the command's expressions before they can properly use the command. This tutorial will help a new Linux user to understand the basic expressions through simple examples.

Here are some important basic Linux find command's expressions that a Linux beginner should notes: