A fast and easy way to install the Minecraft server in Ubuntu Linux

All you've got to do in order to install the minecraft server is follow these instructions.
Or you can use a shell script i wrote:

1. download
2. make it executable ( chmod a+x minecraft_server_setup.sh )
3. execute it( ./minecraft_server_setup.sh )

show me the magic

#!/bin/bash
echo -n 'Do you want to (i)nstall or (s)tart the minecraft server?'
read watdo
startit(){ 
 if [ -d ~/.minecraft\ server/ ]; then
  cd ~/.minecraft\ server/
  echo -n "Do you have more than 1024MB of RAM?
  (y)es or (n)o"
  read watram
  echo -n "Do you want to start the server with a GUI?
   (y)es or (n)o"
  read watgui
  case "$watram" in 
   y|Y|Yes)
    case "$watgui" in
     y|Y|Yes)
      java -jar minecraft_server.jar
     ;;
     n|N|no|No)
      java -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
     ;;
     *) echo "Unknown Parameter"
     read ''
     ;;
    esac 
   ;;
   n|N|no|No)
    case "$watgui" in
     y|Y|Yes)
      java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar
     ;;
     n|N|no|No)
      java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
     ;;
     *) echo "Unknown Parameter" 
     read ''
     ;;
    esac 
   ;;
   *) echo "Unknown Parameter" 
   read ''
   ;;
  esac
 else
  echo "You don't seem to have the Minecraft server installed.
Do you want to install it now?
(y)es or (n)o"
  read watdo
  installit
 fi
 
}
installit(){
 case "$watdo" in
 y|Y|yes|Yes|i|I|install|Install) 
 if [ ! -d ~/.minecraft\ server/ ]; then
  mkdir ~/.minecraft\ server
  cd ~/.minecraft\ server/
  wget http://www.minecraft.net/download/minecraft_server.jar
  chmod a+x minecraft_server.jar
  echo -n "Do you want to start the server now?
   (y)es or (n)o"
  read startnow
  case "$startnow" in
  y|Y|Yes)
   startit
  ;;
  *)  
  ;;
  esac
 else
  echo "The Minecraft Server seems to be installed.
Do you want to start it now?
(y)es or (n)o"
  read watnowdo
  case "$watnowdo" in
  y|Y|yes|Yes)
   startit
  ;;
  *)
  ;;
  esac
 fi
 ;;
 s|S|start|Start)
  startit
 ;;
 n|N|no|No)
  exit 0
 ;;
 *) 
  echo "Unknown Parameter" 
  read ''
 ;;
esac
}
installit
exit 0

I know the code is pretty messy, but it's the first shell script i've written so I'm OK with it ;)

Minecraft Server unter Ubuntu Linux installieren

Um Minecraft auf Ubuntu zu installieren muss man nur diesen Anweisungen folgen.
Noch einfacher gehts mit einem Script, dass ich geschrieben habe.

1. Downloaden
2. Ausführbar machen ( chmod a+x minecraft_server_setup.sh )
3. Ausführen ( ./minecraft_server_setup.sh )

Klick mich um Code anzuzeigen

#!/bin/bash
echo -n 'Do you want to (i)nstall or (s)tart the minecraft server?'
read watdo
startit(){ 
 if [ -d ~/.minecraft\ server/ ]; then
  cd ~/.minecraft\ server/
  echo -n "Do you have more than 1024MB of RAM?
  (y)es or (n)o"
  read watram
  echo -n "Do you want to start the server with a GUI?
   (y)es or (n)o"
  read watgui
  case "$watram" in 
   y|Y|Yes)
    case "$watgui" in
     y|Y|Yes)
      java -jar minecraft_server.jar
     ;;
     n|N|no|No)
      java -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
     ;;
     *) echo "Unknown Parameter"
     read ''
     ;;
    esac 
   ;;
   n|N|no|No)
    case "$watgui" in
     y|Y|Yes)
      java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar
     ;;
     n|N|no|No)
      java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
     ;;
     *) echo "Unknown Parameter" 
     read ''
     ;;
    esac 
   ;;
   *) echo "Unknown Parameter" 
   read ''
   ;;
  esac
 else
  echo "You don't seem to have the Minecraft server installed.
Do you want to install it now?
(y)es or (n)o"
  read watdo
  installit
 fi
 
}
installit(){
 case "$watdo" in
 y|Y|yes|Yes|i|I|install|Install) 
 if [ ! -d ~/.minecraft\ server/ ]; then
  mkdir ~/.minecraft\ server
  cd ~/.minecraft\ server/
  wget http://www.minecraft.net/download/minecraft_server.jar
  chmod a+x minecraft_server.jar
  echo -n "Do you want to start the server now?
   (y)es or (n)o"
  read startnow
  case "$startnow" in
  y|Y|Yes)
   startit
  ;;
  *)  
  ;;
  esac
 else
  echo "The Minecraft Server seems to be installed.
Do you want to start it now?
(y)es or (n)o"
  read watnowdo
  case "$watnowdo" in
  y|Y|yes|Yes)
   startit
  ;;
  *)
  ;;
  esac
 fi
 ;;
 s|S|start|Start)
  startit
 ;;
 n|N|no|No)
  exit 0
 ;;
 *) 
  echo "Unknown Parameter" 
  read ''
 ;;
esac
}
installit
exit 0

Der Code ist deshalb so chaotisch, weil es mein erstes Shell-Script ist ;)

How to add a custom Icon to your blog

Not exactly a tip for Ubuntu users only, but this one might be useful for you!

I think the standard blogger / blogspot favicon is quiet ugly.
Even if you don't think it's ugly, you have to agree to the fact that one icon can not fit hundreds of thousands of different blogs. All with different themes and designs etc.

In order to change your favicon you will have to upload it to some imagehost and link it in your html code, because blogger does not give you any webspace or the ability to easily integrate your own icon. The problem is: most imagehosts don't accept the *.ico format.
Even if you found an imagehost that accepts icons you would encounter another problem. The image can easily be deleted by the hoster due to high traffic or whatever.

So here's my bulletproof way to embed your own favicon into your blog:

1.  Create or download an icon you like. (You can use The Gimp to save any image as an icon)

1.Upload it to this base 64 encoder.

2.Copy the base64 encoded output.

3.Paste it into this little code snippet:

<link href='data:image/x-icon;base64,[YOUR BASE64 ENCODED STRING]' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/x-icon' />

4.Go to Blogger Dashboard > Design > Edit HTML Find this piece of code

</head>

5.paste the whole snippet right in front of it.

6.That's it, enjoy your new custom favicon!