How To: Fix Xampp Launcher In Ubuntu/Xubuntu Start Menu

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0) You may need to install nano text file editor first.

sudo apt-get install nano

1) Create and edit config files.

sudo touch /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop

sudo vim /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop

2) Type the config texts.

Save ([CTRL]+x)

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Type=Application

Name=XAMPP Control Panel

Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP

Exec=sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run

Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico

Categories=Application

Type=Application

Terminal=false

3) Update

sudo apt-get update

How To: Fix Xampp Installation Error in Ubuntu / Xubuntu

 

Xampp installation process may get killed half way through, try the following terminal command to solve the problem: 

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=2000000

sudo mkswap -f swapfile

sudo swapon swapfile

 REFERENCE:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28268267/xampp-auto-killed-on-installation

How To: Install Xampp In Ubuntu / Xubuntu

 

1) Download Xampp from the website.

Once download process completed, in Chrome window, click download option at the bottom bar and select Show in folder.

2) Go to download path.

In the Download tab of File Manager Application, right-click and select Open Terminal Here.

3) Type Terminal commands.

chmod 755 xampp-linux-*-installer.run

sudo ./xampp-linux-*-installer.run

4) Follow Xampp Installer Wizard.

CRITICAL: Xampp installation process may get killed half way through, read the following to solve the problem: https://setup-steps.blogspot.com/2022/04/how-to-fix-xampp-installation-error-in.html

ADDITIONALLY: If you want to check that the services are running, type the following comand:

ps aux | grep ftp

To stop the service, type the command:

sudo kill -9 21882

READ ALSO:

https://www.debianhelp.co.uk/xampp.htm

https://phoenixnap.com/kb/how-to-install-xampp-on-ubuntu