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How to install wordpress on ubuntu (step by step)

Post last modified:February 6, 2014
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

To install wordpress on your localhost, you must setup apache and mysql first. We have already posted a tutorial on How to install and configure Apache,PHP,MySql and phpMyadmin on ubuntu.Please read first.

1. Go to wordpress website and download the latest wordpress version in zip format on your desktop and extract. Now you will get wordpress folder.

2.Copy wordpress to /var/www folder

Method 1:
Go to Application -> Accessories -> Terminal. And type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

gksudo nautilus

Type your ubuntu password if needed.
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Mozilla Firefox 4 beta 10 released

Post last modified:February 19, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Firefox 4 Beta 10 is now available for download and testing. What’s new in firefox 4 beta 10?
Some new features are

1.Compatibilty and stability improvements in Mac OS X when using Adobe Flash.
2.consumes fewer resources.
3.Support for a graphics driver blacklist.
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Follow Appstore on twitter

Post last modified:February 19, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Great news for Apple and twitter users now you can get all the news about new apps, get exclusive offers, and share the news with your friends. Apple has launched new twitter account for Appstore @AppStore.

@AppStore

AppStore

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How to Install Mircosoft Windows fonts on Ubuntu

Post last modified:September 5, 2023
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

In ubuntu you can install microsoft windows fonts using below methods. First install Microsoft’s TrueType Core fonts.This font pack contains Andale Mono, Arial, Arial Black, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Georgia, Impact, Times New Roman, Trebuchet, Verdana, and Webdings font.…

Name.com promo codes January 2011

Post last modified:January 21, 2011
Post category:Promo Codes
Post author:Manikandan

New year offer from Name.com.Use the new january month promo code

HAPPY2011

from name.com to take advantage of:

$9.25 .COM and .NET registrations and renewals
$8.49 .ORG registrations and renewals

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How to Automatically publish Blog posts directly to Facebook via networked Blogs

Post last modified:February 7, 2014
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

NetworkedBlogs Application for Facebook offers this service for facebook users to automatically publish Blog posts directly to Facebook wall.

To Automatically publish Blog posts directly to Facebook via networked Blogs

1.Login to your facebook account.

2. Open a new tab and copy paste below url

http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/

3.click the login button.

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Paul Cézanne’s 172nd birthday google doodle

Post last modified:January 12, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Today google celebrates Paul Cézanne’s 172nd birthday and the new Google Doodle is showing different letter of “Google” based on Still Life painting. Paul Cézanne (19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavor to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century.
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How to fix “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.”

Post last modified:January 18, 2011
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

The core automatic upgrade feature in worddpress was added with version 2.7. During the automatic upgrade WordPress places a file named .maintenance in the blog root folder. In that time the vistors will see the message Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute. If your automatic upgrade process failed and your site still shows the “vistors will see the message Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.” message.just delete the .maintenance file.

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Mozilla Firefox 4 beta 9 released

Post last modified:January 15, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Firefox 4 Beta 9 is now available for download and testing. What’s new in firefox 4 beta 9?

Some new features are

1.Overhaul of the bookmarks and history code, enabling faster bookmarking and startup performance.

2.Per-compartment garbage collection is now enabled, reducing work done during complex animations
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Makar Sankranti Google Doodle

Post last modified:January 14, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Today google celebrates the Makar Sankranti and the new Google Doodle is showing 7 Kites with Google written on it. Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path. Traditionally, this has been one of many harvest days in India. Sankranti is celebrated all over South Asia with some regional variations. It is known by different names and celebrated with different customs in different parts of the country.
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