Firstly, you can just run Nautilus as root from the command line with:
gksudo nautilus
The following procedure will add a root file browser to the Applications | System Tools menu.
I got this from http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-256998.html.
Create a text file with:
gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/Nautilus-root.desktop
Add these lines to the file:
[Desktop Entry]<br />
Name=File Browser (Root)<br />
Comment=Browse the filesystem with the file manager<br />
Exec=gksudo [...]
SQLyog is a popular MySQL GUI client that can be very convenient for certain operations like quickly dumping a database, schema changes. For operations that are awkward via the command line, it is useful.
I’ve installed SQLyog on my Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) laptop. It was very easy using Wine.
To install SQLyog with Wine
Install Wine on your Ubuntu [...]
Problem: Multiple virtual web sites are needed on an Ubuntu machine.
Solution: Set-up virtual servers in Apache and modify the /etc/hosts file so URLs of your choosing will resolve to the virtual sites that you create.
This procedure was tested using Ubuntu Hardy Heron.
For Apache’s documentation about name based virtual hosting, see:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/vhosts/name-based.html
Step One: Modify the hosts File
The /etc/hosts [...]