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How to change the default downloads directory location in Google Chrome

By sandyoops

In Google Chrome lots of people are having problems in changing the default directory location. So, I thought of sharing this with you. Just follow these steps to change the default directory location. Go the the Options by going through the tools icon Then go to the Under the hood tab . Scroll down and [...]

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How to install Joomla on an Ubuntu localhost

By anuradham

Installing Joomla in an Ubuntu Box is fairly straight forward work. The world has being lot more easier on CMS installations than early days.In our previous CMS tutorial for linux we gave you instructions on how to install drupal in localhost .Follow the steps below to come up with a quick Jommla installation on your [...]

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How to Run Windows Software on Linux-WINE Way

By anuradham

Have you ever tried to run Windows softwares from linux ? If you are on a GNU/Linux box and you still can’t get away from your Windows tools being using from the past, here’s a quick tool you can use. This is called WINE the Windows Emulator to run Windows Applications on Linux. You can [...]

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Download accelerator for Ubuntu GNU/Linux Shell

By anuradham

You might have used may number of Download accelerators in your Windows desktop. Have you ever used a console based DL Accelerator? This is a brief introduction to a simple, light weight yet powerful DL Accelerator that you can use in any GNU/Linux distribution like Ubuntu. It’s call Axel. You can download files from FTP [...]

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How to Install Drupal in Ubuntu localhost the easy way

By anuradham

Drupal is one of the famous content management systems (CMS) in the world. You can create multi-functional dynamic web sites with CMSs. With this short how-to, let’s get a clean Drupal installation done in an Ubuntu Environment. Let’s use the terminal (command line) to do server level operations. [1] Download the drupal files from the [...]

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