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Linux Tips, Tricks and Tweaks

How to make your version of Linux even better.

1.	Decrease Swap File use
	a)	Check "Swappiness":
			cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
	b)	If Swappiness is 60, alter "Swappiness":
			gksudo xed /etc/sysctl.conf
			find vm.swappiness

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These are the minimum Browser Extensions that are an excellent idea to install in all your browsers.
Although nothing is "foolproof" (as fools are so ingenious) they will help to secure your browser.

1.  Privacy Badger
2.  HTTPS Everywhere
3.  Ad Block Plus (ABP)	- Be careful as there are packages with similar names that aren't as good.
4.  Firefox only: NOSCRIPT

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Installing Git

Installing Git, the free, open source, distributed, version control system.

Note: Read the installation notes on: https://git-scm.com

When copying and pasting the code from the git-scm site, please make the following changes: add "sudo" to the beginning change the # to "&& sudo" as shown below:

	sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa && sudo apt update; apt install git
	

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Installing XAMPP

How to correctly install XAMPP and check that it installed correctly. Also, how to add the XAMPP control panel to the Menu and Quick Launch Bar on Linux.

The commands needed and instructions are shown below:

COMMANDS & LINKS:

	XAMPP	:	https://www.apachefriends.org/
	

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XAMPP as a Service

How to enable and disable XAMPP as a Service on Linux.

	Create the Service:
		Create a SymLink:	sudo ln -s /opt/lampp/lampp /etc/init.d/lampp
		Enable the Service:	sudo systemctl enable lampp
		
	Check which Services are running: systemctl | grep running
	

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# How to install Composer Globally - Programming for the Web

Are you using Composer and have a separate executable for each project? Do you want to know how to install Composer globally? Yes? Then watch this video.

	### WINDOWS:
		Download and run Composer-Setup.exe then reboot. - Simples!
		
	### Linux and OSX:
		This is a bit more complex so see the video: https://youtu.be/MhSLlnJQQyU
		

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NetBeans is, at the time of writing, in the process of being transfered from Oracle to Apache. Therefore, things ARE GOING TO change and change rapidly. So please check back regularly.

See the video : https://youtu.be/1uU9Toj9zXk

1.  Update your repositories:
		sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
2.  Check if you have java installed:
		which java
	If java is installed then check the version:
		java -version

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__How to add HTML, PHP and C++ plus other Plugins to Apache NetBeans 9.0 on Windows, MacOS and Linux.__

### COMMANDS & LINKS: ###

	NetBeans IDE 8.2 Plugin Centre : http://updates.netbeans.org/netbeans/updates/8.2/uc/final/distribution/catalog.xml.gz
	
	NetBeans Transition from Oracle: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Apache+Transition
	
	Apache Transition Documentation: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Apache+Transition

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So, which NetBeans Plugins should you install for PHP and HTML? We look at the ones I've installed. We also look at changing the netbeans.conf file (in the netbeans-8.2/etc directory). We also look at updating the Plugins and how to download a Plugin from the NetBeans Plugin Repository.

If you've downloaded and installed just the HTML and PHP version of NetBeans 8.2, which NetBeans Plugins should you install?

Here are my recommendations:

	C/C++
	Color Codes Preview
	ESLint
	Emmet

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Do you need to Create and Update the NetBeans Templates? Creating and Updating NetBeans Templates is very easy and in this video we show you how.

  NetBeans Template Variables: http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqTemplateVariables
  
 Here are some suggested templates
  
  1. Default Licence Template:
  
<#setting locale="en_GB">
<#if licenseFirst??>