XAMPP install went fine but can't execute

[writerweb1]

XAMPP 8.2.12-0

Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
running virtualized.

Install went smoothly, brought up control panel via command line

sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run

When I hit "Go To Application" I get:


Running Firefox as root in a regular user's session is not supported. ($XAUTHORITY is /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority which is owned by barclay.)
Running Firefox as root in a regular user's session is not supported. ($XAUTHORITY is /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority which is owned by barclay.)
Running Firefox as root in a regular user's session is not supported. ($XAUTHORITY is /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority which is owned by barclay.)
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: iceweasel: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: seamonkey: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: mozilla: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: epiphany: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: konqueror: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: chromium: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: chromium-browser: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: google-chrome: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: www-browser: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: links2: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: elinks: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: links: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: lynx: not found
/usr/bin/xdg-open: 869: w3m: not found
xdg-open: no method available for opening 'http://localhost:80'

As often happens, I suspect I'm getting multiple errors for one problem.
Can anyone please shed light on this?

[Nobbie]

You cannot use the GUI manager on Ubuntu (due to rights problems with Firefox).

Instead start Xampp as provided in the FAQ:

Start a terminal and enter the following commands

cd /opt/lampp
sudo ./lampp start

Finally open your browser and proceed to http://localhost. Thats it.

Before you shutdown your PC at the end of a day, again start a terminal and shutdown Xampp cleanly:

cd /opt/lampp
sudo ./lampp stop

[writerweb1]

Thanks for that information about Firefox. I found additional info in another
thread.

What would the GUI manager actually do for me? I was intrigued
by "Get Started" because that's exactly where I'm at in terms of web
development.

Do you know of a Linux distro and browser combination that will work to
implement the GUI?

Thanks for your help...

[Nobbie]

Do you know of a Linux distro and browser combination that will work to
implement the GUI?

No, i dont use it anyway.