Johnson Ubuntu 9,10 Linux Help

 In order to install programs you downloaded or bought, or got off a CD, in Ubuntu you need to run .deb program which is very similar to how the .exe file format for Windows work. But, there is one extra step which is to click install packages.

Make sure you are log in as a root or administrator account.

1. You need to double click or right click the .deb file and pick Open with "Glebi Package Installer".

 Ubuntu can't use .rpm files to install programs, so the user would have to install alien .rpm to .deb converter in the Terminal command prompt. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install alien and convert a .rpm file to .deb file which is compatible with Ubuntu.

You need to be log in as a root user or an administer account to install programs.

1. Start the terminal Command prompt program in Ubuntu . It is located under Applications, Accessories and Click Terminal short cut launcher.

I forgot to reupload the old modified htacess file which was causing my backend of my website to get HTTP 500 errors. It took me a while to figure out. Aside from my htacess forgetfulness, drupal was pretty easy to upgrade.

1. Back up my website and website database.

2. Download the Drupal installer and unzip it to my computer.

3.Disable all modules and put site in offline mode 3. Delete all files on my Drupal directory folder.

4. Put all the files I extracted to the Drupal directory on my ftp server.

Learn how to install and update Ubuntu on your computer. Install programs on Ubuntu for doing your daily tasks like surfing the web, burning a CD, and more. All you have to do is read my pictured filled tutorials on Ubuntu listed below.
 

Go to ubuntu.johnsonyip.com to learn about installing and upgrading Ubuntu Linux distro. Will be making more tutorials in the future, so come back to this site regularly to see what new tutorials that I added.