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So I have decided to build a Ubuntu computer, for now I am going to dual boot with Win7, and then install apache web server. Figured I would give the whole web thing a try. Did some searching but didn't find something powerful enough, I will continue searching as I am sure there is a multitude of items on here... but one quick question.

Has anyone installed Ubuntu desktop, and then apache web server ? Was it easy to do?

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  • You want instructions for installing Ubuntu too?? here is the link...http://askubuntu.com/questions/138234/installing-ubuntu-by-replacing-windows-os-for-the-first-time/138238#138238 – Nirmik May 18 '12 at 00:02
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    possible duplicate of [What's the easiest way to set up a LAMP stack?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/34/whats-the-easiest-way-to-set-up-a-lamp-stack) – Jorge Castro May 18 '12 at 03:02
  • goodness, i installed Ubuntu 2x on my PC, first time it only was able to read an external drive, couldn't boot to it. So I disconnected all USB drives and booted to my CD again.... it finally saw my hd so i installed it along side windows, on a reboot.... went straight into Windows... geez a little frustrating especially since it took like 30 mins for each installation. What the heck... bbllahhhh – pewterss May 19 '12 at 15:26

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Very very very very easy. Besides installing apache by itself with 

sudo apt-get install apache2

you can do even more since you might want to install Perl for coding on the server and MySQL for database storage. So Ubuntu comes with a tool that can set up a complete LAMP server with 1 installation.

sudo apt-get install tasksel

and then run tasksel as superuser

sudo tasksel

Choose the option LAMP installation and you will get a pre-configured(!) Apache, MySQL and Perl installation. All you need is a root password for MySQL.

Shorter version:

sudo apt-get install lampserver^

No more need for "tasksel" since the ^ is now used to tell "apt-get" it is a "task" that needs to be installed.

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  • Please note that `sudo apt-get update` should be run before `sudo apt-get install ...` unless it's been run very recently. `apt-get update` doesn't *upgrade* any packages, rather it updates information about what packages are available and from what software sources, so that your system asks for and gets the right packages when you `install` or `upgrade`. – Eliah Kagan Jun 16 '12 at 01:03
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Yes. Just run sudo apt-get update followed by sudo apt-get install apache2 in a terminal. Or search for it in the Software Center.

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Very easy.
Fire up your terminal, then type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 mysql-server mysql-client

If you don't need php5 or mysql, just type sudo apt-get install apache2 in place of that second command,

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