The step to installing apache to the ubuntu grid was to locate a suitable version of the file. To locate the file type in your web browser http://www.apache.org/ and it should take you to the apache web site where you can download the version that best suites your computer. After downloading apache the next step is to unzip and extract the file. This is done by double clicking on the file which looks like a box. The file itself is located on your desktop. Once open just click extract and ubuntu will extract your files and place them in a folder. Now that the files have been extracted it is time to open the terminal window. If you do not have administrative privileges you will have to use sudo code to trick the computer into thinking that you have administrative privileges.

The first thing you must do when the terminal window opens is type ls. Ls tells the computer that you want to see all of the files that are present in its database. Once the computer has generated a list of all the files you must find the name of the computer among those files. The computer we used name was Desktop. Desktop is the default name of all computers that use ubuntu. The next step is to type cd (change directory) and Desktop. This tells the computer to move its focus to Desktop. Once inside Desktop type ls to list all of the applications inside of Desktop. Depending on the type of apache you downloaded the name should be written in blue. Once you have located the files you must change directory again to that file. For us the file name was httpd-2.2.4. Type ls again then type ./configure –enable-so. The computer should start configuring the files so it can install them. Once it finishes it may have run into a problem with the c compiler. At this point in time you must click on system, administrator, synaptic package manager and click on the search option. You will have to type in the administrator password. If you do not know where to find administrator it is located on the tool bar at the top of the screen under system.

At this screen move to the search window and type in gcc. Check everything that deals with gcc and clink install. Go back to the terminal window and type in ./configure—with-x-toolkit=xaw. From there type in config.log following that sudo make install, sudo ./configure, and sudo ./make. Once the terminal window has come to a stop everything should have installed itself.