XAMPP/LAMPP on ubuntu

Two easy steps to install xampp on ubuntu
download xampp and save it on desktop.

sudo tar xvfz xampp-linux-* -C /opt  (to copy all the files from archive to the /opt folder).
/opt/lampp/lampp start  (to start xampp).. n joy

If ubuntu server edition is installed do this before installing–
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop (to stop other apache)
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop [...]

Download using opera

Here is the fast and easiest way I found to download songs and movies stuff form sites that do not share.

download and install opera
listen to music from sites like smashits, or watch videos from youtube, metacafe, etc.. After u have finished seeing it.. (Do not close the tab)
go to –> Tools –> Advanced –> [...]