Something useful I noticed today is that you can install MySQL, PHP, and Apache onto the Ubuntu “desktop” easily with the following:
sudo tasksel install lamp-server
Found in the Ubuntu Community Documentation.
A quick way to get a development environment up nice and quick!
In the count down to Ubuntu’s next release, The Fridge are doing “10 Rocking Features in 10 Days” where they are highlighting some of the new features that will be available in Ubuntu 7.10.
My favourite so far, was yesterdays highlight about the new Bulletproof X and Graphical X configuration feature. Anything to make configuring/troubleshooting X easier in my book deserves some attention!!
Well worth taking a look at, especially tomorrows look at Desktop Effects with Compiz Fusion :)
I am, and always will be a die hard Debian guy, but I do really like Ubuntu. I tend to use Debian for my Servers and Ubuntu for my Desktop.
I have been having a gripe about the sheer amount of stuff installed with Ubuntu though (that’s the Debian voice in me!), so I’ve been musing about Linux From Scratch. My main concern there is how do you keep your hand cranked distro patched?
Anyway, those of you that like to play with Ubuntu will know that they release a new version every 6 months! The next release is Gutsy Gibbon and is due out:
Cool! :)