starting with Linux Mint

Just now i install Linux Mint 7 Gloria after downloading it from the following link

www.linuxmint.com/download.php

It’s really a very elegent distro in my sense untill now. This distro is based on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope, Linux 2.6.28, Gnome 2.26 and Xorg 7.4, Linux Mint 7 “Gloria” features a lot improvements and the latest software from the Open Source World. It add many features with the previous versions. To know more about it just visit the homepage of this distro.

homepage:  http://www.linuxmint.com

Installation of Xampp in Linux

For many days I use Xampp in windows xp professinal. Normally I use it for developing purposes (to work on wordpress and Joomla ). But I miss Xampp when i use Ubuntu 8.10 . So I want to install xampp in my Ubuntu linux. I search it in ubuntu repositories, but I could not find it. So I read the xampp documentation found in apache friends. At last i able to do it.

To do it just I  follow the following instruction-

1. First I download Xampp for Linux from the following link-

http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/xampp/xampp-linux-1.7.1.tar.gz

2. In Ubuntu I open the terminal and obtain the root privilege.Then I run the command-   tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.1.tar.gz -C /opt

3.   That’s all. XAMPP is now installed below the /opt/lampp directory. Now you are ready to start the server.

4. To start Xampp, run the command in terminal-   /opt/lampp/lampp start

5. To stop Xampp, run the command in terminal-   /opt/lampp/lampp stop

isn’t it easy than windows. If you need more help about Xampp visit the following-

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html

Configuring Graphical Internet Dialer in Linux

Hello guys I think u already know about dialing configuration process for dial-up internet connection in the text mode from my previous post. Some people feel boring to work in text mode. For those users, now I show with the help of Omi vai how can you configure a graphical user interactive dialer like Gnome-ppp and kppp.

What is Gnome-ppp???

It is a modem internet connection tool for the GNOME Desktop. GNOME PPP is an easy to use graphical dialup connection configuring and dialing tool with system tray icon support. It uses GNOME/GTK+ for its graphical interface and integrates well in GNOME desktop environment, but it can be used in other desktop environments. It also uses WvDial dialer as its backend, providing simple configuration via config files. You can also use plain wvdial if you don’t have X running.

Configuring Gnome ppp dialer:

First you need to install this dialer. You can download and install it from the internet.The required time to install it may  vary depends on the speed of your internet connection, but it is small too. You can direct install it from internet by intering the following command in the terminal after connecting with internet.

sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp

After install launch it from Application>Internet>Gnome ppp.

Now the following window will appear.

For the grameen phone service provider, configure the above window like above. I use gp as my user name and password, since I use grameen phone service.

Now select setup option of the above window. A setup window will appear.

First press the detect button to detect your mobile phone as modem. It will automatically detect your mobile modem if it exists. Then configure the window like above.

Now select Init Settings Option.Then the following window will appear.

In the Init 3 line click and type AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”gpinternet” if you are a grameen phone service user, otherwise left blank.

Close the Init Strings window and go back to the setup window. In the setup window, select the option tab and configure that like following.

Close this window and go back to the main dialer window.

Now you are ready to dialing. To connect with internet, just click the connect button and you will be connected. When you will be connected then you can find the following icon in the panel.

What is KPPP???

KPPP is a dialer and front end for pppd. It allows for interactive script generation and network setup. It will automate the dialing in process to your ISP while letting you conveniently monitor the entire process. Once connected KPPP will provide a rich set of statistics and keep track of the time spent online for you.

This package is part of KDE, as a component of the KDE network module.

Configuring Kppp dialer:

First you need to install this dialer from the Internet. You can install it directly from Internet like Gnome ppp that i described above.

Now U find it in Application>Internet>KPPP. From this menu launch it and do the following-

When you launch the program the following window will appear-

Now you need to configure it. To do it select configure tab of the above window.The following window will appear.

Then for creating new account go to account>new. The following window will appear.

In the above window select Manual Setup.Then the following window will appear.

In the Dial tab of the above window, Give a connection name that you like (any).  Add the phone number as *99***1# .(This is the dialing number of your Network operator. e.g.for gp *99***1# or *99# ).

In the authentication field select “Scripts-based” and close the window.

Now go to the Modem tab and select New. The following window will appear.

In the Modem name field type any name for your Modem (any), then select the port in which your modem is connected for the Modem device field.

select your modem’s maximum speed that you get as BAUD in the previous post.

Now click on Query Modem tab in the Modem tab of the following window. If you face any problem then check whether you properly select the port for your modem of the above window.

Now go to the modem command of the above window, following window will appear-

Now replace “ATDT” by “ATD” in Data Strings fields of the above window.

If you use grameen phone Internet service then type

AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”gpinternet”,”",0,0 in the Initialization Strings 2 field, otherwise left the field blank  and press Ok.

Now go to the MISC tab and configure that window like following-

Now you are ready to dial. Just click on the connect tab and a circular icon will appear in the panel like follow-

Best of luck with Ubuntu.

Just Configuring Another PC Suite

Allah is almighty creator.

Always He does the works that is

best for us.

Today I am highly glad. Because now I am able to use GPRS grameen phone internet connection via my nokia 3500c and KONKA D165 mobile at my Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy heron ).

I am tried to do it for many days and finally able to do it with the help of various online forums, blog sites and web sites.

To do it first I connect my Nokia mobile phone with DKE-2 USB cable. Then I test whether Ubuntu recognize my phone as modem.

To test it I open the terminal and write lsusb

Now I get the following output

khaled@perilous:~$ lsusb

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0421:0061 Nokia Mobile Phones

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0000:0000

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

khaled@perilous:~$

This is on my computer, may vary with PC to PC…

Now I note the line in which NOkia Mobile Phones is written…it has two number one is 0421 & other is 0061…I take these numbers as 0×421 & 0×061

0421 is the Vendor ID & 0061 is the Product ID

Now I enter this comand.

sudo /sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0x(vid) product=0x(pid)

eg, in my case::: sudo /sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0×421 product=0×061

Now enter this command

wvdialconf create

I got a long output which was

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

Port Scan: S0 S1 S2 S3

WvModem: Cannot get information for serial port.

ttyACM0: ATQ0 V1 E1 — OK

ttyACM0: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z — OK

ttyACM0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 — OK

ttyACM0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 — OK

ttyACM0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 — OK

ttyACM0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK

ttyACM0: Modem Identifier: ATI — Nokia

ttyACM0: Speed 4800: AT — OK

ttyACM0: Speed 9600: AT — OK

ttyACM0: Speed 19200: AT — OK

ttyACM0: Speed 38400: AT — OK

ttyACM0: Speed 57600: AT — OK

ttyACM0: Speed 115200: AT — OK

ttyACM0: Speed 230400: AT — OK

ttyACM0: Speed 460800: AT — OK

ttyACM0: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.

ttyACM0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK

Found an USB modem on /dev/ttyACM0.

Modem configuration written to create.

ttyACM0: Speed 460800; init “ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0″

NOw.. notice the output says that there is a modem at /dev/ttyACM0 & max speed is 460800

now enter this command

sudo wvdialconf

now enter this command

sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

A file will open in text editor. Now delete all the content of the file and paste the following in it, save it and close the file.

[Dialer Defaults]

Modem = /dev/ttyACM0

Init1 = ATZ

Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

Init3=AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”gpinternet”

Stupid Mode = 1

Modem Type = USB Modem

Phone = *99#

ISDN = 0

Username = gp

Password = gp

Baud = 460800

Or you can do it by changing the following data without deleting all the contents-
1. Modem=Modem’s address that you get by entering the command wvdialconf create (eg. /dev/ttyACM0)

2. Modem type= type of your modem that you get by entering the commandwvdialconf create (eg. USB Modem)

3. Baud= maximum speed of your modem that you get by entering the commandwvdialconf create (eg. 460800)

Now enter the command

wvdial

If any problem with the above command then enter the following command

sudo wvdial

Now you are connected with the internet. To disconnected press ctrl+c.

warning: You must opened the terminal when you are in the internet. If you close the terminal then line connection will be disconnected.

Note: I test this for Nokia 3500c and KONKA D165 with Ubuntu 8.04 hardy heron for Grameen phone service. You may able to use this for other mobile phones that has built in modem.

For other service providers you can get help from-

http://lavluda.blogspot.com/2006/03/edgegprs-in-linux_26.html#links

If you want to synchronize your mobile or miss Nokia pc suite then you can download kmobile tools from the following url. This is a very usefull Open source software that has various tools to working with your mobile phone. It also support dialing from your pc to mobile.

http://www.kmobiletools.org/

If you face any problem to install KmobileTools from the above site then you can install it directly by entering the following command in the terminal-

sudo apt-get install kmobiletools

If you wish to use any graphical tools for dialing then you can use ‘Gnome PPP’ or ‘kppp’.

Goole chrome-An interactive browser

 Goole chrome: A new open source browser is lounched

 

Google chrome is a new open source browser that is designed to make your web surfing faster, safer, and easier. It has a very graceful user interface wit Incognito mode. Pages you view in this window won’t appear in your browser history or search history, and they won’t leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the incognito window. Any files you download or bookmarks you create will be preserved, however. 

It also supports the following features:

One box for everything

Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites

Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps

Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications.

The Google Chrome software developed by Google is licensed under the BSD license. If you want to know about this liense please click at  the following link:

http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php

All in all, Goole chrome is the good browser launched this year, but it doesn’t offer convincing reasons to switch from Mozilla Firefox, since mozilla is my best choice for quick browsing.

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