Please HELP unable to connect localhost

[lollylegs]

I have tried for days to get xampp to connect to localhost.
1. xampp installs perfectly.
2. netstats -anltp | grep "LISTEN" shows apache listening on 80
3. Disabled firewall
But when I type http://localhost all I get is a google page of localhost listings instead of 'IT WORKS' or the Xampp Welcome Page.
What am I doing wrong please
Would appreciate any help
Regards Marea (Australia

[ingen-adb]

hallo
you don't say if have launched xampp, if not simply open terminal root tipe your pass and paste
/opt/lampp/lampp start
from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html#378

greeting ingen