ubuntu linux tips for java developers

one of my good friend fabrice pasquier was helping me a lot while testing and
installing jboss in linux ubuntu.

ubuntu is one of best breed from linux family, its simple but very powerful.

you can install ubuntu as a separate os or as a dual os with windows os.

some useful commands

* ls- all :: lists files/folder with access details

* chmod a+x <filename> :: helps to execute the files with extensions like
.sh, .rpm .bin etc.,
* ./shutdown.sh -s :: helps to shutdown jboss from where its started.
* ps - a :: shows a snapshots of current processes
* ps -a | grep bash :: shows processes started using bash
* ps - a top
* ps - a u username
* kill -9 <pid number> :: kill the particular process whose pid can be found
using ps -a
* env :: shows the environment variables of the system
* env | grep path :: shows the path environment variable alone
* $path :: shows the path variable
* ctrl + z :: pressing this will help you get the command prompt from a
running process, just after this type bg and move the process to run in
background.
* ctrl + atl + backspace key :: restarts the graphical interface of the
current user.
* sudo mv <original location> <new location> , move files/folders
* less /etc/profile :: similar to more or type command, but this lets you also
edit the file upon pressing hot keys
* ln -s :: creates a symbolic link of the file.
* which <filename> :: find and displays the filename location, escp for
executable file
* find / -name "mozilla" :: find and displays where the file/folder mozilla
is located
* smbclient and samba server helps for networking with windows drives
* webmin and webmin-mysql helps to admin the system via web interface
* /etc/init.d/webmin start :: starts/restarts webmin
* gedit :: will open simple text editor
* gnome-terminal will open command window
* sudo xterm passwd :: will open x-terminal window for root user
* alien <-rpm file> :: alien -i <-rpm file> :: will helps to unpack and
install rpm based files in debian system
* rm :: remove file
* rmdir :: remove directory
* mv :: move file
* cp :: copy file
* gphoto
* df
* du -s < file/directory name> will list the file/directory size in kb,mb
format
* alias
* env :: displays the enviroment and syatem variable settings
* export $path=$path:... sets paths
 * chgrp :: change file/folder group
* chusr :: chnage file/folder user
* cat /proc/meminfo- to tell what memory used by processes
* free- show free memory
* watch "ls -al" monitors the current folder
* watch "du -s" monitors current folder byte size
* scp <filename> username@servername :directory location
* makes ssl copy rsync synchronize one folder to another across network
* tar - tar archive tool
* touch - update the file properties with current date and time
* mysqldump -u username -p unemed_dbo generates sql scripts, mysql script
/home/balaji/somefile.sql

to install jre in firefox, try to find the jre plugin file under the jdk/jre
folder and make a symbolic to it inside the firefox directory...

installing mysql in ubuntu

apt-get install mysql-server
then execute mysql_install_db

export path=$path:/home/muskan/jdk/bin
export
classpath=$classpath:/home/muskan/jdk/lib/tools.jar;/home/muskan/tomcat/server/lib
/servlet-api.jar
login root
modify .cshrc or .bashrc then give
setenv path=${path}:${rootsys}/bin
to set environment variable

cd tomcat/bin
./startup.sh