We’re going to use port 8080 on the host machine. We enter the ip address for the ubuntu virtual machine, and port 80. These ports could be any ports. We should be able to test this out by going tohttp://localhost:8080on our host pc. We can give out the url to our host machine by replacing localhost with the host computer IP address.
VMware Workstation includes a web connection utility that allows you to manage the virtual networks. you might change this address range to anything you like easily. Note that you should not have virtual machines running during this. VMnet8 is the default NAT adapter for VMware.
Firestarter is an easy to use firewall for Ubuntu that includes a GUI administration tool. Installation of this firewall is as easy as using it. In this HowTo we will cover how to roll out the firewall.
Ruby on Rails is a popular new framework for developing web applications. Open up a surfing app, and go tohttp://localhost:3000
To fix this problem, there are two ways around this.
This is really annoying when you want to use a tooltip. There’s not a known perfect solution to the problem. Update: Neosmart has created a small software that will fix this problem.
There is also another extension called tab web client extensions that provides similar functionality. There are two options that provide similar but possibly confusing functionality. you’re able to see in the screenshot below the Protect Tab and Lock Tab on the menu.
It’s really easy to set the default editor using the update-alternatives command. You should see the editor that you chose, instead of the default.
Firefox has a ton of shortcut keys, but this is one of the most useful. Today I was wondering how I could quickly close a tab that I had opened.
There’s an easy way to switch between using the default ftp client and using gftp-text. First you’ll want to verify that you’veinstalled gFTP. We’ll use the update-alternatives command to change the setting.
To change this setting, we’ll use the update-alternatives command. sudo update-alternatives –config x-www-web app You should see something similar to this. You’ll notice that konqueror is the default web client on my computer right now.
Ubuntu has an easy way to keep your system synchronized with the internet time servers. This is especially useful on older computers that may have problems with the system clock losing time. pick the Install NTP support button to install it. Your system should now start synchronizing the time with the time servers.
Using ftp from the command line can get tedious after a while. There’s a client for Ubuntu called gFTP that gives you a GUI based ftp experience. Uploading files is as simple as dragging and dropping them. It’s really a great tool. you might even use it to change file permissions.
