I recently upgraded to the latest LTS version on my dev machine and needed to install Java. I couldn't remember exactly what I did last time but knew that I needed to download the tarball from Oracle, save the extracted files somewhere, add the runtime (java), SDK compiler (javac) and webstart (javaws) executables to the ubuntu alternatives list and add a JAVA_HOME refererence … [Read more...] about How to Manually Install Java 8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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How to Install PhantomJS 2.5 Beta on Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 LTS
PhantomJS is a quick, excellent alternative to native browser testing for both e2e testing with selenium and JavaScript unit testing with Karma. The beta version, PhantomJS 2.5 offers support for ES2015 unlike the current stable branch (at the time of writing this article 2.1.x). Download PhantomJS 2.5 for Ubuntu At the time of writing this article, the following versions are … [Read more...] about How to Install PhantomJS 2.5 Beta on Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 LTS
Paste to Terminal in Linux | Paste to cmd.exe Windows
This is not a very long article, but hopefully it rises to the top quick and is helpful. How to Paste to Terminal in Linux Answer: SHIFT+Insert How to Paste to cmd | command in Windows Answer: ALT+SPACE,e,p The windows command really just keystrokes the menu. There is a hotkey fix method that you could check out at lifehacker. That's all I have for this article. Please … [Read more...] about Paste to Terminal in Linux | Paste to cmd.exe Windows
How to Install Google Chrome on Fedora 18
Linux is one of my favorite operating systems. I say 'Linux' non specifically because I find all distributions fascinating. I recently installed Fedora 18 on one of my old hard drives and have been playing around. I am still relatively new to Linux and I have been trying to learn it as both a systems admin user as well as someone who would use it day to day (X-Windows … [Read more...] about How to Install Google Chrome on Fedora 18
GRUB Rescue | Repair MBR | Master Boot Record
Since my GRUB Rescue issue, I have been advancing my understanding of storage partitioning and boot methods. A while back I had acquired an old laptop with Windows Vista installed. I cleaned everything up for my purposes and decided to install a dual boot Kubuntu environment. Original: How to Reinstall Kubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot on Dual Boot System I downloaded the image, … [Read more...] about GRUB Rescue | Repair MBR | Master Boot Record