XAMPP

Installing XAMPP on Linux Mint

Step 1: Download the installation package

The first step is to download the XAMPP package for Linux from the official Apache Friends website:

https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

Step 2: Make the installation package executable

We will install the package through the Ubuntu command line, The Terminal. In order to open the Terminal, either use the Dash or the Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut. After the Terminal is open, you need to move to your Downloads folder to access the file.

Move to the Downloads folder by using the following command:

$ cd /home/[username]/Downloads

The installation package you downloaded needs to be made executable before it can be used further. Run the following command for this purpose:

$ chmod 755 [package name]

Example:

$ chmod 755 xampp-linux-x64-7.2.10-0-installer.run

Now the install package is in an executable form.

Step 3: Confirm execute permission

It is important to verify if the package can be executed by the current user. The execute permission can be checked through the following command:

$ ls -l [package name]

Example:

$ ls -l xampp-linux-x64-7.2.10-0-installer.run

The -rwxr output shows that the file can be executed by the user whose name is also mentioned in the output.

Step 4: Launch the Setup Wizard

As a privileged root user, run the following command in order to launch the graphical setup wizard.
$ sudo ./[package name]

Example:
sudo ./xampp-linux-7.2.10-0-installer.run