Monday, November 26, 2012

Install Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 9.2 on Ubuntu 12.10/12.04 and Linux Mint 14/13



In this tutorial, we will see the installation of another CMS called Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware under Ubuntu/Linux Mint. This content management system is highly configurable with support for modules and it offers webmasters all needed features to create websites, portals, web applications, E-learning (quizzes, webinars, etc.), knowledge base, etc. For more information about TikiWiki, click here.

You can follow this tutorial under the following distributions:


  • Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.10 or older
  • Linux Mint 14/13/12 or older
1. LAMP Server Installation

As usual, we will use the LAMP server to run this CMS. Open the terminal and install it with this command:

sudo apt-get install lamp-server^ php5-gd

For more information about the LAMP server, click here.

2. Creating MySQL Database and User

This CMS requires a MySQL database and user to be able to store data. You can create them with phpMyAdmin, or run this sequence of commands from the terminal:

mysql -u root -p 
create database tiki; 
CREATE USER 'tiki-user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '12345'; 
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tiki.* TO 'tiki-user' IDENTIFIED BY '12345'; 
exit

The text highlighted in red are randomly selected. You can replace them with your own details. Here are the MySQL details that have been created:

  • Hostname: localhost
  • Database name: tiki
  • Database user: tiki-user
  • Database user password: 12345

3. Installing Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

Via the terminal, issue these commands to download Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 9.2  and move its script folder to /var/www/:

cd /tmp 
wget -c http://goo.gl/gvIo8 -O tiki-9.2.zip 
sudo unzip -q tiki-9.2.zip -d /var/www/ 
sudo mv /var/www/tiki-9.2 /var/www/tiki 
sudo chmod 777 -R /var/www/tiki 
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

To start the installation of Tiki, open this web address:

 http://localhost/tiki

Note: Replace localhost with your server IP address if needed.

You will be redirected to the installation page, follow the setup instructions:


OpenELEC 3.0 Beta 1



Stephan Raue has announced the availability of the first beta build of OpenELEC 3.0, a major new update of the project's Linux-based embedded operating system built specifically to run the XBMC entertainment media hub: "The OpenELEC team is proud to release the first beta of OpenELEC 3.0. Internally this is known by the less-catchy name OpenELEC 2.95.1. Shortly after our OpenELEC 2.0 release we are proud to present our first OpenELEC 3.0 beta. With this new version come many exciting updates. Based on XBMC 12.0 Frodo, OpenELEC 3.0 brings official support for our first ARM devices, the Raspberry Pi, Linux kernel 3.6, improved PVR support and of course, the long-awaited audio engine. This new version of OpenELEC also includes many driver updates, including new support for many DVB and wireless devices. The new boot to RAM option allows PXE systems and slow devices to boot even faster than before." Read the full release announcement for a detailed list of new features and screenshots. Download (MD5): OpenELEC-ION.i386-2.95.1.tar.bz2 (103MB), OpenELEC-ION.x86_64-2.95.1.tar.bz2 (106MB).

[How To] Install and Run Chromium OS onto a USB Flash Drive - Ubuntu/Linux Mint



In this tutorial, we will see how to install and run ChromiumOS onto a USB storage device using the OS image created by Hexxeh. The ChromiumOS image will be installed in a 4GB USB stick or higher in persistent mode. You can use the commands given below under Ubuntu/Linux Mint (12.10/12.04/Mint 14/13, etc.) and any other Linux-based system.

Getting Started

Open the terminal and download the ChromiumOS image to your home folder (precisely in the ChromiumOS folder) with these commands:


mkdir ~/ChromiumOS; cd ~/ChromiumOS 
wget -c http://goo.gl/ICSpt -O ChromeOS-Vanilla-3274.0.zip 
unzip ChromeOS*.zip 
mv ChromeOS*.img ChromeOS.img

Let's now identify the USB device by running this command:

fdisk -l

For my system, the USB flash drive is mounted as /dev/sdb1. Unmount the USB device with this command:

sudo umount /dev/sdb1

Note: Replace /dev/sdb1 with your own USB device name.

To create a bootable USB device using the Chrome OS image, run this command (all data in your usb device will be deleted):

sudo dd if=ChromeOS.img of=/dev/sdb1 bs=4M

or

sudo dd if=ChromeOS.img of=/dev/sdb1 oflag=direct

After you finish, boot from the Chromium OS USB flash drive. You can also use the Plop boot loader which allows to boot from USB storage devices. If you fail to create a bootable USB stick, you can download and use the ChromiumOS VM for VirtualBox from here.

Here are some screenshots of ChromiumOS: