Gabriel's questions

I'm using VirtualBox on my Windows 8.1 pc to host a Ubuntu Server 14.04 guest that runs Apache as a development web server.

I'm using Bridged Adapter in VirtualBox.

I have a few vhost on Apache and I can access all of them using Firefox or IE from the host. But I can't access it using Chrome.

Chrome gives me the following:

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

Google Chrome's connection attempt to cooksfromhome.localhost was
rejected. The website may be down, or your network may not be
properly configured.

[...]

From what I understand, my Apache config should be okay because I can access it without problem with Firefox and IE... It looks as if Chrome can access my VirtualBox, but Apache refuses the connection... Any idea why I have this problem and what can I do to fix it?

Thanks!

I have a project where the users will be able to upload images from their browser. The project is coded with PHP. We need to process the uploaded images with some advanced filters and we need a good result.

I googled around and found out that I can use gimp in command line. (http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Basic_Batch/)

I know that I can use PHP exec() to execute external applications. (http://php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php)

So my questions are: Can I install Gimp on Ubuntu Server with no GUI? Is is possible/a good idea to use Gimp to process image from php instead of using GD?

Thank you all! I'm still a noob with Ubuntu Server and Web server stuff.

Earlier, I was trying to find a way to connect to Ubuntu from Windows 7: Is it possible to use remote desktop from Windows 7 to Ubuntu?

The solution was simple enough, I installed TightVNC Viewer on Win7 and I can see/control the current Ubuntu session. The problem is, if there's no active session, I cannot connect to Ubuntu using TightVNC.

My goal is to be able to use Ubuntu that is installed on a computer in the basement from my Windows computer that is on another floor. Both computers are on the same LAN. Ubuntu PC will not have a monitor, keyboard or mouse plugged on it. (Currently, while I'm configuring things, it does have those but I want to get rid of it as soon as possible.)

Is there anyway to get Ubuntu to start a session from my Windows 7 PC without having to log in directly on the PC first? Like I can do with two Windows PC using Remote Desktop, I can open a session on a remote computer and the desktop take the same screen resolution as the "host" computer.

By the way, I'm a total noob with Linux and Ubuntu. I got my "For Dummies" book, but it seems that I'm already trying to do things that are not discussed in the book! Thanks for your help!

I'm brand new to Ubuntu and Linux in general and I installed Ubuntu on a second PC (just to be sure that if I mess something up, I still have my Windows 7 PC).

Is there an easy way for me to use remote desktop or an equivalent on my Windows 7 PC to connect to my Ubuntu PC? I want to be able to work on Ubuntu without having two keyboards/mice.

So far, what I've found on the web take for granted that I'm already good with Linux, which is not my case. So I'm looking for a answer for dummies. ;)