Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Zend IDE, optimize the launch and remove Git Staging by default

To make Zend IDE launch faster, simply deactivate all the modules that initialize at launch. Window -> Preferences -> General -> Startup and Shutdown And uncheck everything To prevent Zend IDE from using Git Staging, just remove it from the default launch. Window -> Preferences -> Team -> Git -> Committing And uncheck the first box "Use Staging View to commit instead of Commit Dialog" Version context This procedure describes the software and the environment available at the time of its pu...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Compile PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 14.06 LTS

https://vpsineu.com/blog/how-to-build-and-install-php-5-6-9-from-source-on-ubuntu-14-04-vps/Installing the necessary libraries sudo apt-get install libfcgi-dev libfcgi0ldbl libjpeg62-dbg libmcrypt-dev libssl-dev libbz2-dev libjpeg-dev libfreetype6-dev libpng12-dev libxpm-dev libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev libbz2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libjpeg-dev libpng12-dev libxpm-dev libfreetype6-dev libmysqlclient-dev libgmp-dev libsasl2-dev libmhash-dev unixodbc-dev freetds-dev libpspell-dev libsnmp-dev libt...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Fix Skype 32-bit connection issues on 64-bit

I'm not sure if it's related, but when installing the 32-bit version of Skype on my 16.04LTS 64-bit system, Skype, which is only available in 32-bit, did not retrieve my ongoing conversations. Even worse! The discussion groups were invisible, and I couldn't see the messages being sent to me (I could hear the notifications on Skype phone, but not on desktop).To fix this, I found an interesting page that helped me out with two commands: https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-group-chat-not-...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Edit Unity Launcher shortcuts

To edit a shortcut in Unity's quick launch bar, you need to edit the corresponding .desktop file in the menu created. To see the full list of available shortcuts: gsettings get com.canonical.Unity.Launcher favorites This returns an array with all the elements. tbourdin@tbourdin-ubuntu:~$ gsettings get com.canonical.Unity.Launcher favorites ['application://gnome-terminal.desktop', 'application://firefox.desktop', 'application://thunderbird.desktop', 'application://org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', ...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Manage the default directories in Nautilus

Just edit the following file: ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public" XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads" XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music" XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos" XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents" XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates" XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures" Version context This procedure describes the software and the environment available at the time of its publication. The packages, interfaces, and repositories mentioned may...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Launch Viber (minimized) at startup

Launch the application preferences manager at startup: gnome-session-properties Then add a Viber item with the following command: Name: Viber Command: /opt/viber/Viber StartMinimized Comment: Commentaire par défaut. To launch Skype with a specific user (to launch it minimized, options->Start Skype minimized in the system tray): Name: Skype Command: /bin/sh -c "echo 'tbourdin.partitech xxxxx' | skype --pipelogin" Comment: Skype. Version context This procedure describes the softw...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Increase the size of a VirtualBox hard drive

To change the size of a disk, you need to clone it to vdi, increase the size, and thenVBoxManage clonehd "source.vmdk" "cloned.vdi" --format vdiVBoxManage modifyhd "cloned.vdi" --resize 51200VBoxManage clonehd "cloned.vdi" "resized.vmdk" --format vmdkTo change the UUID of the disk, simply run this command:VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid disk2.vdi Version context This procedure describes the software and the environment available at the time of its publication. The packages, interface...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Ubuntu: enable numlock at startup

To enable the numeric keypad on startup, install numlockx and  create or edit the file sudo apt-get install numlockx puis créez ou éditez le fichier de conf suivant : #Pour 14.04 LTS sudo vi /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf #Pour 16.04 LTS /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-unity-greeter.conf and add the following information: #Pour 14.04 LTS [SeatDefaults] greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on #Pour 16.04 LTS [Seat:*] greeter-...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Ubuntu: force sound to a Bluetooth output

On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, a critical and unpatched bug has been reported. When a Bluetooth device is paired, it is impossible to force the system to play sound through it. The workaround is to force the output in shell: sudo pactl list cards short 0 alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0 module-alsa-card.c 4 bluez_card.FC_58_FA_89_91_2C module-bluetooth-device.c sudo pactl set-card-profile 4 a2dp Version context This procedure describes the software and the environment available at the time of its publi...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Ubuntu: install Java 8 (JDK 8) on Ubuntu

Step 1: Install Java 8 (JDK 8) $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer Step 2: Verify the Java version $ java -version java version "1.8.0_25" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_25-b17) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.25-b02, mixed mode) Step 3: Generate the default variables $ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default Version context This procedure describes the software and the environme...

PHP Linux

Ubuntu: Install suPhp

This installation has been tested on Ubuntu 14.04LTS but could also be used for a Debian production server.Installation of Basic Packagessudo apt-get install \ build-essential \ fakeroot dh-make \ debconf execstack \ dh-modaliases \ xserver-xorg-dev \ automake \ autoconf \ libaprutil1 \ libaprutil1-dev \ libsvn-dev \ wx2.8-headers \ libwxgtk2.8-dev \ libxml2-dev \ libpcre3-dev \ libbz2-dev \ libcurl4-openssl-dev \ libjpeg-dev \ libpng12-dev \ libxpm-dev \ libfreetype6-dev ...

Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Ubuntu: Install RabbitVcs

In fact, RabbitVcs is very easy to install... Except when there's a problem, and then... one can search for a long time 😟Here's how to resolve most installation issues on Ubuntu 14.04LTS.1 – Add the sourcesudo add-apt-repository ppa:rabbitvcs/ppa or add the source to your /etc/apt/sources.list filedeb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rabbitvcs/ppa/ubuntu trusty main2 – Install the packages sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-cli rabbitvcs-core rabbitvcs-gedit rabbitvcs-nautilus3 3 – M...