Install of MySQL/PHPMyAdmin aka LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP)

• sudo apt-get install mysql-server
• sudo apt-get install apache2
• sudo apt-get install php5
• sudo apt-get install php5-mysql
• sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin

More information is available at the this link

Here is the link giving step by step instructions for getting mysql/apache/php and phpmyadmin working. Tells you how to set up mysql user too.

Task Manager/Process List in Kubuntu

ps gives a list of processes. Alternately the short-cut Ctrl+Esc can be used to get a graphical list of processes running

apt-get behind fire-wall or proxy

A link on apt-get behind proxy

Google Talk in Kubuntu

A good article on Google Talk in Kubuntu

Single/Double click in KDE/Kubuntu

System Settings->Keyboard and Mouse->Mouse->General->Icons

A much more informative entry can be found at Disable Single-Click Opening of Files in KDE

KDE/Kubuntu Hide/Restore Menu Bar

Menu Bar in KDE/Kubuntu Konquerer can be hidden by Settings->Hide Menu Bar. But there is no way to restore it without the keyboard shortcut for hide/restore Ctrl+M

Amarok MP3 support in Kubuntu

For Kubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft)

• Open Amarok and play an MP3 file. Amarok will ask if you would like to add MP3 support.
• Open Synaptic Package Manager and install the libxine-extracodecs package.

For Kubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)

• Open Synaptic Package Manager, search and install the package libxine1-ffmpeg.

For more information goto How to Repair MP3 Support in Kubuntu

Kubuntu Linux FTP

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

vi /etc/vsftp.conf

set local_enable=YES

For more information visit Ubuntu Linux vsftpd ftp service / server install, configuration howto